The parliament needs legitimacy, and the main source of this legitimacy is the Georgian people, who in free elections, based on the principle of secrecy, should fill the branches and bodies of the government - the main task of the government should be how to hold legitimate, secret elections in accordance with the constitutional principles - This is how Levan Bezhashvili, one of the leaders of the "Unity National Movement", responded to the statement of the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze regarding the legitimacy of the parliament.
According to Levan Bezhashvili, the decision of the opposition parties not to enter the parliament is a matter of nervousness for the government, as he believes that the one-party parliament will not last until the end of the term.
"Kobakhidze's statement about entering the parliament - not entering it indicates that this issue makes them nervous as well, because a one-party parliament and one-party system will not last long in this country, and there will definitely be consequences when no one, not a single normal country and our partners will recognize such a government and state and There will be a political crisis that will end this one-party government, so their main task should be how to conduct legitimate, constitutionally compliant, secret elections.
The Parliament needs legitimacy, and the main source of this legitimacy is the Georgian people, who should elect the branches and bodies of the government in free elections based on the principle of secrecy. This constitutional right was violated in an election where the election was neither free nor secret. We all know the kind of bribery, pressure, and the use of violent levers during the election campaign. Everyone saw on October 26 how the voter's will was determined through a marker, so when it comes to the legitimacy of the parliament, the parliament will not have legitimacy if the elections were rigged. Therefore, no political party will take part in such a parliament", said Levan Bezhashvili.
For information, according to Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, if any parliament in any country needed the legitimacy of the opposition, no democratic system would be able to function.
"The parliament does not need the legitimacy of the opposition, the parliament needs the people's legitimacy, which this parliament already received when 1 million 120 thousand people came out and supported the ruling team, when two million 100 thousand people came out and supported various political parties, thus the parliament's legitimacy was already established. If any parliament in any country needed the legitimacy of the opposition, no democratic system would be able to function in this case," said Irakli Kobakhidze.