Zura Japaridze: With a 99% probability, we will be denied the candidate status at the end of next year - this is the answer to "do you want war" question
According to Zura Japaridze, the leader of Girchi - More Freedom, it is very likely that Georgia will not receive the status EU candidate by the end of next year.
As he told the journalists, the actions and statements of Georgian Dream are raising questions in Brussels, which, in his opinion, is not doing anything to fulfill the 12 recommendations of the European Commission.
"The questions are related to the behavior of Georgian Dream and the steps they took before and after the rejection of candidate status. These are the questions due to which, with a very high, 99% probability, we will be denied candidate status at the end of next year. This is the answer to "do you want war" question. We don't want war, we want to implement the recommendations, but they don't do it," Japaridze said.
In addition, he also responded to the process of selecting a new Public Defender and said that the government will most likely select the candidate that they want for this position.
"I do not believe that this government will give up any democratic institution and give it independence and freedom. The nature of this government is such that all points of power must be fully controlled, among them those too which may not be so problematic in terms of loss of power, but I think they will push their own candidate to go to this position as well," Japaridze said.
