It is important that indirect presidential elections are being held in Georgia for the first time and I think that it will be an important step in the direction of strengthening parliamentary democracy, - the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, told journalists.

"Georgian Dream" has 211 members in today's collegium, taking into account the representation of the Supreme Council of Adjara and the Parliamentary Assembly, the opposition has 69. 20 members from the Supreme Council of Abkhazia are added to this. Voting procedure will last from 09:00 to 14:00. CEC conducts elections. At 14:00, the CEC will hold a session, count the votes, and then the results will be announced. It is important that this historic moment, indirect elections are taking place for the first time in Georgia, and I think that it will be an important step in the direction of strengthening parliamentary democracy", said Shalva Papuashvili.

At the same time, he calls on Salome Zurabishvili, whose presidential term will expire on December 29, to obey the Georgian legislation and not organize sabotage.

"As for Salome Zurabishvili, she exceeded all norms of the constitution, law, and human ethics, and similar statements from her side are not surprising, however, I call on her and the presidential administration to obey the legislation of Georgia. The inauguration will take place on December 29, and Salome Zurabishvili will no longer hold the position of president from the moment of taking the oath. My appeal is only that she does not betray the Georgian people once again by starting sabotage. I don't think that it will go against the will of the Georgian people. The Georgian people gave her an answer on October 26. On October 26, Salome Zurabishvili nominated herself for the elections and she was defeated in these elections, she was defeated severely. So, the Georgian people gave her an answer in the October 26 elections. The only call is to obey the will of the Georgian people," Papuashvili said.