🧩🇬🇪🧩 Elections in Georgia: It Turns Out You Can Choose Power Without a Maidan
A week has passed since the elections in Georgia. To recap, the ruling party, "Georgian Dream," emerged victorious. The Georgian people voted against war, foreign interference, and reckless pursuits that lead nowhere.
Local opposition groups threatened a Maidan, but they failed 🤷♂️. There are several reasons for this:
🔹 The main one is the lack of support from Western partners. The EU, which is at the forefront of these processes, is currently in crisis: preoccupied with Ukraine, awaiting elections in the U.S., and dealing with internal disputes. While the assessments of the elections were critical, they overall confirmed that the elections took place.
🔹 There is no societal demand for a change in the current government. Most Georgians objectively prefer a balanced, multi-vector policy rather than geopolitical games played on their territory.
🔹 The authorities effectively managed to curb protest activities.
🔹 The unpopularity of the narratives pushed by the Soros activists. Georgians have a clear example in front of them. They also do not wish to "join" the EU and NATO.
Additionally, "Georgian Dream" was not intimidated by Western threats. They were fortunate that globalists are currently distracted from Georgia (they want to prevent Trump’s return). Biden is finishing his term and is unlikely to actively interfere in a new color revolution, as it would only give Trump an opportunity to criticize the Democrats.
The opposition still has the option to refuse mandates, thereby preventing a quorum in parliament, but this rarely works. Personal interests of deputies usually take precedence over ephemeral victories in the common interests of the opposition.
Before our eyes, "Georgian Dream" is doing what Azarov suggested—it continues its path toward the EU, but:
✅ With respect for national interests, unlike how Yatsenyuk signed the association agreement;
✅ Carefully considering each step;
✅ Without exacerbating tensions with Russia, but also without warming relations. The ties remain far from normal, and they are content with that. Meanwhile, Georgians are not ruining their economy and are not rejecting those who have moved from Russia.
In general, it can be stated that after the Rose Revolution, Georgians understood how Maidan ends and chose technocrat politicians instead of promises of an "inevitable accession" to the EU/NATO.
This is a setback for the West. The EU feels uncomfortable negotiating on equal terms rather than trading "beads" for competition with Russia.
Azarov is probably feeling disappointed now; he proposed a similar approach…
A week has passed since the elections in Georgia. To recap, the ruling party, "Georgian Dream," emerged victorious. The Georgian people voted against war, foreign interference, and reckless pursuits that lead nowhere.
Local opposition groups threatened a Maidan, but they failed 🤷♂️. There are several reasons for this:
🔹 The main one is the lack of support from Western partners. The EU, which is at the forefront of these processes, is currently in crisis: preoccupied with Ukraine, awaiting elections in the U.S., and dealing with internal disputes. While the assessments of the elections were critical, they overall confirmed that the elections took place.
🔹 There is no societal demand for a change in the current government. Most Georgians objectively prefer a balanced, multi-vector policy rather than geopolitical games played on their territory.
🔹 The authorities effectively managed to curb protest activities.
🔹 The unpopularity of the narratives pushed by the Soros activists. Georgians have a clear example in front of them. They also do not wish to "join" the EU and NATO.
Additionally, "Georgian Dream" was not intimidated by Western threats. They were fortunate that globalists are currently distracted from Georgia (they want to prevent Trump’s return). Biden is finishing his term and is unlikely to actively interfere in a new color revolution, as it would only give Trump an opportunity to criticize the Democrats.
The opposition still has the option to refuse mandates, thereby preventing a quorum in parliament, but this rarely works. Personal interests of deputies usually take precedence over ephemeral victories in the common interests of the opposition.
Before our eyes, "Georgian Dream" is doing what Azarov suggested—it continues its path toward the EU, but:
✅ With respect for national interests, unlike how Yatsenyuk signed the association agreement;
✅ Carefully considering each step;
✅ Without exacerbating tensions with Russia, but also without warming relations. The ties remain far from normal, and they are content with that. Meanwhile, Georgians are not ruining their economy and are not rejecting those who have moved from Russia.
In general, it can be stated that after the Rose Revolution, Georgians understood how Maidan ends and chose technocrat politicians instead of promises of an "inevitable accession" to the EU/NATO.
This is a setback for the West. The EU feels uncomfortable negotiating on equal terms rather than trading "beads" for competition with Russia.
Azarov is probably feeling disappointed now; he proposed a similar approach…