Salome Zurabishvili: Until the legitimately elected parliament does not form a legitimate government and elects the next legitimate president, I remain faithful to my oath to serve the country, defend the Constitution and the will and interests of the Georgian people

We continue this unequal struggle - until the legitimately elected parliament does not form a legitimate government and elects the next legitimate president, I remain faithful to my oath to serve the country, defend the Constitution and the will and interests of the Georgian people, - this is how the fifth President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, addressed the citizens gathered at the protest on Rustaveli Avenue.

According to Zurabishvili, the citizens are confronted with “a small group in the service of one man and foreign forces, who serve only their own money and narrow interests.”

“Many of them not only cannot admit that they are doing Russia’s work, but also do not dare to state their own position and are hiding behind the slogan of Russian propaganda: “Do you want a war?” Today, this regime stands on three main pillars, but it is shaking. One is the financial interests of the oligarch's entourage, and they feed the regime. The second is Russian propaganda and propagandists who are trying to deceive and subjugate people; the third is the violent system of Russian rule. The main question of how long it will last and how we will defeat this Russian regime and authoritarianism, how to return the country to the path we have chosen, lies in the weakening and collapse of these pillars. This is a non-violent, difficult, perhaps long, but ultimately successful path that will lead Georgia to peace. Our power is a peaceful path. The ruling power really wants to divert us from this path, to drag us into a violent struggle and thereby defeat us. We will not allow this! In a constitutional way, by respecting the rule of law, we, not they, continue this unequal struggle, I am with you. Until the legitimately elected parliament does not form a legitimate government and elects the next legitimate president, I remain faithful to my oath to serve the country, protect the Constitution, and the will and interests of the Georgian people," Salome Zurabishvili said.