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"If the Georgian PM doesn’t like the Soviet Union, why is he copying its methods, jailing peaceful protesters, silencing independent media and opponents after a rigged election?" – This is how MEP Nathalie Loiseau responded to Irakli Kobakhidze, who compared the European Parliament to the Soviet Union.

The United Kingdom is intensifying efforts to remove the “Georgian Dream” government from power in Georgia. This information is being reported by Russian media based on a statement from the press service of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.

In Tbilisi, three people were stabbed during an altercation. The incident took place yesterday near the "Ghrmaghele" metro station.

“We read that Ambassador Dunnigan has retired. In a situation damaged by her predecessor, she had the opportunity to play a positive role, but unfortunately, she failed to use that opportunity properly,” said Georgian Dream MP Irakli Zarkua, commenting on U.S. Ambassador Robin Dunnigan’s departure from her post in Georgia.

Participation in local elections, when there are 60 or more political prisoners in the country, is somewhat surprising and even incomprehensible to me – Georgia’s fifth president, Salome Zurabishvili, stated this during a briefing.

Under this regime, even parliamentary elections are impossible – without unity, we might as well pack up and go our separate ways, handing this semi-collapsed regime the victory it neither deserves nor can achieve over the protest and the society that continues to fight with such determination – it is the political responsibility of the parties to come to their senses and understand that unity is essential," – said Georgia’s fifth President, Salome Zurabishvili, during a briefing.

"We can see that [the European Parliament resolution] will have an impact on certain actors — just as they struggle to make any decisions independently, they also had a hard time making this one.

One of the leaders of the “Federalist” party, Tamar Chergoleishvili, is proposing to opposition parties to launch a campaign to abstain from participating in the local self-government elections. Chergoleishvili made this statement on social media.

Friends, participate in whatever you want. But please stop with the “resist and you’ll be left isolated” nonsense! — this is what Nika Gvaramia, leader of the “Coalition for Change,” wrote on social media.

What does censorship have to do with it?! Upholding standards of objectivity in news broadcasts can in no way be considered censorship — the law applies equally to all media outlets!

It is clear that participating in elections is important, but if these elections are a farce, rigged, then there is no point in taking part.

Shalva Papuashvili stated: "It is time to remind everyone that no one here is a school pupil and no one has exams to pass. The Georgian people have already passed every test for their independence and sovereignty."

There are two ways to change the government: through elections or through violence. Our team is not revolutionary. We believe that a political party must use every legal and constitutional tool available in every arena. Our partners share this view as well, – said Ana Buchukuri, a member of the "For Georgia" party, during the "Newsroom" program on Palitra News.

In Khashuri, a man returning home from work found his 9-year-old child dead and his wife unconscious. According to Interpressnews, the woman has been taken to the hospital in a comatose condition.

I intend to run for mayor, and I intend to defeat all of you radical groups. As for the opposition, they will do whatever they are instructed, whatever they are told or ordered from the outside, said the Mayor of Tbilisi, Kakha Kaladze.

“I have stated my position multiple times – Kakha Kaladze is irreplaceable for the position of Tbilisi Mayor,” – this is how Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze responded to a journalist’s question about whether Kakha Kaladze would be the ruling party’s mayoral candidate.

It is not the job of any diplomat, and it is a violation of international law, to baselessly criticize the lawmakers of the host country and the laws they adopt. This statement is pure cynicism, when the Swedish Embassy claims that the Swedish law they intend to adopt concerns the prohibition of financing extremism and sabotage, – said the Speaker of the Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, in response to a statement made by the Swedish Embassy.

The resolutions of the European Parliament are absolutely irrelevant. If anything resembles a Soviet institution today, unfortunately, it's the European Parliament, which, in its current state, is no different from the Supreme Soviet of the USSR! I remember the tone, the content of discussions, the level of injustice back in the 1980s — and today’s European Parliament is no different from that, – Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told the media.­

When representatives of the "United National Movement" and "Akhali" receive instructions from abroad, I believe they will change their decision, even though it will be extremely humiliating for them – but they are ready to accept any humiliation, said Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to journalists regarding the upcoming local elections.

"I hope that under the new U.S. administration — under President Trump’s administration — peace will be more actively promoted on a global scale. We are ready to cooperate with all states, including all superpowers, that are oriented toward peace," said Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze during his speech at the Tbilisi Regional Forum on Sustainable Development.

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