According to the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, the Georgian population takes to the streets en masse not because of social problems, but whenever people feel a threat to their freedom, European values, or independence.

Salome Zurabishvili stated the above in her address to the European Parliament.

“Protest has been a defining characteristic of Georgia whenever people have felt a threat to their freedom, European values, or independence. There has never been a massive protest in Georgia about social conditions - though there are many reasons to protest, as the situation is far from satisfactory. The only time people take to the streets in mass protests is when they believe their very existence is at stake, and that is exactly the case today.

This movement is peaceful, a large-scale civil disobedience campaign that is asking for just two things: "Give me my voice back” (because of the stolen elections) and "Give me my future and my European future back" (that is the request for the new elections). [applause]. This is not a revolutionary movement in the traditional sense because it does not call for the removal of specific individuals from power. It is a call to return to free and fair elections and to see, in a democratic way through the ballot, the will of the people of Georgia today - something they are trying to express on the streets," said Salome Zurabishvili.