Salome Zurabishvili, the fifth president of Georgia, said that international partners have expressed their readiness to support the country in holding re-elections. According to her, external assistance will be important to create conditions that guarantee the integrity of the upcoming elections..

This was reported by " She stressed that this process needs swift action to present a transparent and acceptable plan for electoral reforms to the public, political parties and public organizations.

“They are ready to help us organize new elections, which will be necessary in order to create conditions that guarantee that the next elections will be fair. We will work on this - I have their willingness to help us in every possible way, and we must present demands that will be acceptable to society, new forces, political parties, NGOs. We need to work very quickly - this is a short-term plan to prepare new elections together. At the same time, I am very glad that there is such support,” said Salome Zurabishvili.

The president also emphasized that the oligarch and honorary chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili is not a legitimate representative of the country. She believes that the regime he represents has gone beyond the scope of constitutional government and cannot lay claim to democratic representation of the people.

" This is a question concerning a regime that has gone beyond the limits of the Constitution. , no longer having any signs of democracy and statehood. And he cannot have any claims to being a legitimate representative of our people - this is my main message here,” Zurabishvili said.

Zurabishvili is on a working visit to Washington, where he represents Georgia at the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, which will take place on January 20.

She has already met with leading politicians such as future US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, future Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the president-elect's son Donald Trump Jr..

The inaugural invitation came from Congressman Joe Wilson, while critics, particularly Irakli Kobakhidze, noted that attending such events has no political influence.

Let us remind you that on Wednesday, January 15, a strike was announced in Georgia due to the fact that the country’s authorities refused negotiations on accession to the European Union until the end of 2028. To the action \! "