There were no surprises in either the European Commission’s enlargement report or the Georgian Dream’s response – the government is directly violating the constitution and there is no lever to stop it, Levan Natroshvili, the director of the non-governmental organization Fair Elections, said on PalitraNews.

According to Natroshvili, there is much more negativity in the European Commission’s report, which, according to him, is completely explainable.

“For many years now, the Georgian Dream has been taking repressive steps. In response, various EU structures and politicians have been making objective assessments. Then there is the completely inadequate reaction of the Georgian Dream, as if they are being fought by European bureaucrats.

What is new in the European Commission report is that, as a rule, the European Commission report is more balanced and less critical. This time there was direct criticism in all directions. Such a negative report has not been issued about Georgia before. The previous report was critical, but this report contains much more negativity, which is completely understandable, especially considering the steps taken over the past year. The report directly states that Georgia's candidate country status has only been formally preserved and only its name remains.

The de facto or de jure government of Georgia directly declares its refusal to move towards the European Union. The Constitution of Georgia states that the government should make every effort in this direction, but it does not do so and directly violates the Constitution. Unfortunately, there is no lever to stop this," Natroshvili said.

As he noted, none of the protest movement's demands have been met, so he said the uncompromising struggle of citizens is logical.

According to Natroshvili, the Georgian Dream's repressive laws are having an impact on the protest movement, although not to the extent that the Georgian Dream would like.

According to him, people are so angry about the steps taken by the Georgian Dream that they are even ready to confront the police.

“The number of people who go out every day and become victims of repression has significantly decreased. Naturally, when a person sees that his actions do not bring the result he expected, he may become demotivated. This does not mean that the protest mood has disappeared. Protest, dissatisfaction with the steps taken by the Georgian Dream exist and do not disappear overnight.

There is a crisis in terms of how the protest mood can be transformed into a result. Various groups in society are dissatisfied with the steps taken by the Georgian Dream and are trying in various ways to, on the one hand, reach the Georgian Dream, and on the other hand, stop the current democratic backsliding. Taking to the streets and blocking the road are part of the process. There is little likelihood that there will be a result and that the country will move towards a better democracy.

The steps taken by the Georgian Dream are very aggressive, repressive, and this is causing protests in some parts of society. Some express this openly - at the level of symbolic acts, others - secretly and plan for themselves what can be done. Some are waiting for the right time to express their dissatisfaction. The most active resistance is on Rustaveli Avenue, and people are even ready to let the police arrest them,” said Levan Natroshvili.

If we look at it formally, there may not be enough people on the street to block the street and therefore it should not be blocked, but people are so angry about the steps taken by the Georgian Dream that they are doing this specifically to make their protest visible.