After the recent elections in Georgia, won by the pro-Russian party “Georgian Dream”, the controversy and tensions within the country show no signs of abating. Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Kremlin, said that it is essential that no external country interferes in the election results, calling the situation “an internal matter of Georgia”, as reported by the Interfax agency.

The International Observer Mission highlighted inequalities in the conditions under which the elections were held, calling into question public confidence in the results. The NATO spokeswoman called for a thorough investigation into reports of irregularities that emerged during the electoral process.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze reiterated that Georgia’s integration into the European Union is “the priority” for Tbilisi. Despite criticism from the opposition, which accuses the government of adopting an authoritarian and pro-Russian approach, the prime minister told reporters that the main goal of foreign policy remains European integration. He also expressed confidence in restoring relations with Brussels after recent moments of tension, promising to work towards Georgia’s entry into the EU by 2030.

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili has accused President Salome Zurabichvili and the opposition she leads of plotting a “coup” against the election results in favor of the Georgian Dream party. The president had previously contested the election results as “totally falsified.” She had also proposed forming an all-opposition government to implement the reforms needed for EU membership and then return to the polls after 12-18 months. Papuashvili claimed that this plan was conceived in advance as part of a maneuver to declare the election results illegitimate and form a caretaker government.

Josep Borrell, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Policy, said that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban “does not represent” the European Union during his visit to Georgia. Borrell told Spanish public radio RNE that “the rotating president of the Union has no authority in the field of foreign policy.”

On the current geopolitical situation, Borrell warned of the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, stressing that they are on the brink of a potentially wider crisis. In an interview with Spanish national radio Rne to open the IX regional forum of the Union for the Mediterranean in Barcelona, ​​Borrell expressed concern about possible Israeli military action against Iranian nuclear or oil facilities. He highlighted how peer pressure is limiting the escalation of the conflict but has nevertheless created an unstable situation that could easily degenerate further.

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