Monthly Archives: September 2023

The chairman of the parliamentary political group "European Socialists" Fridon Injia called the legislative initiative of the "Reforms Group" of the Parliament regarding the changes in the "Labor Code of Georgia", which involves setting May 8 instead of May 9 as the "Victory over Fascism Day" and declaring it a public holiday, a rewrite of history.

"I consider this to be a rewriting of history. May 9 is a real holiday in Georgia. As for Europe, then all of Europe is us We were at war, our families were at war, and 350 thousand people from Georgia died in this war. It can be said that Georgia sacrificed no less blood in this war. On May 9, Israel celebrates the biggest blow in World War II. There are many other countries like this.

I believe that this is a division, a confrontation... Why do we want to rewrite history?! I don't think this is the right decision. On the 9th of May, people grew and this day suddenly became 8th of May. It is not clear to me. Historical facts should remain historical facts." - noted Fridon Injia.

The chairman of the parliamentary political group "European Socialists" Fridon Injia drew attention to the sad reality of the double standard established in Georgian politics during his speech in the format of a political debate at the plenary session of the autumn session of the Parliament of Georgia.

According to Fridon Injia, the example of a double standard established in politics greatly hinders the country's development, progress, and its future.

According to the chairman of the political group, double In terms of the standard, the political activities of both the current president and former president Saakashvili may be discussed.

"I would like to draw attention to such an issue as the double standard established in Georgian politics, which greatly hinders the future development of our country. I have in mind, in particular, the existing wrong practice, when a person violates the law and before the court's decision, he is justified and declared innocent", said Fridon Injia.

In addition, according to the chairman of the political group, his fellow MPs also act with double standards, who come out from the high platform of the parliament and make loud statements about the protection of the rights of Georgian citizens, but in reality, their approaches to certain issues and facts are non-objective and biased.

"Our colleagues go out and kill themselves because the rights of Georgian citizens should be protected. Where were they during those 9 years when human life meant nothing to them?!" - said Fridon Injia.

The MP drew attention to the shooting of Georgian Jumber Silagawa by a policeman a few days ago in the city of Dnipro, Ukraine.

According to Fridon Injia, "if this fact had happened in another country, probably the area in front of the parliament would have been filled with people and all the television channels would have been busy covering this story."

According to the chairman of the political group, it is important for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country to conduct an investigation on this matter and establish the truth.

"How can you shoot three bullets in the back of a person in front of his family, young children?" This is a big trouble for me. How can an unarmed person walking on the street be attacked like that? Again, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should work on this issue, conduct an investigation and establish the truth, so that the mentioned fact does not remain unanswered", - believes Fridon Injia.

📍 Chairman of the parliamentary political group "European Socialists" Fridon Injia believes that the country's president, Salome Zurabishvili, violated the country's constitution many times with his anti-constitutional, anti-state and anti-national speeches, thus the president ignored the rule of law and the principle of teamwork established in politics.

🔷 The chairman of the political group emphasized the last report of President Zurabishvili, which he made in the highest legislative body of the country, where, according to the deputy, he practically dismissed all the activities of the government, including the peace initiatives of the government.

🔷 "President Zurabishvili's speech at the parliament session alone is worth it, where he dismissed all the activities of the government, peace initiatives and the government's efforts to prevent Georgia from getting involved in the war, and criticized the government in such a way that the resignation of the Lam government was put on the agenda. He continued this pathos not only in the hall of the Parliament of Georgia, but also in the European Parliament.

🔷 Zurabishvili made unacceptable statements for our country from the tribune of the European Parliament, which did not befit even the president himself, and, of course, our country did not deserve it.
Therefore, I believe that to a certain extent, the issue of impeachment of President Zurabishvili may be overdue," said the MP.

🔷 Fridon Injia called the recent actions of Salome Zurabishvili demarche, which was expressed by the president in various visits to Europe without any agreement with the country's government.

🔷 "When Zurabishvili poses under the flag of Georgia and the European Union in European countries, it is not a personal visit, but the fact that he represents Georgia. If this was a private visit, Zurabishvili could have invited Charles Michel to Paris, or vice versa, Charles Michel could have invited Zurabishvili to his home.

🔷 Regarding this issue, the Constitution of Georgia clearly states that the President of the country has the authority to hold representative talks with the representatives of the authorities of other states and international organizations only with the consent of the Government of Georgia," said Fridon Injia.

🔷 The chairman of the political group believes that if the Constitutional Court determines that the President has violated the Constitution, in such a case it would be logical for him to resign without any voting.

🔷 "If there is the rule of law and if the Constitutional Court decides that the current president of Georgia has violated the country's constitution, then I think it would be logical for Zurabishvili to resign without any voting. Because he broke the oath he took publicly, where he loudly declared that he will fulfill and respect all the requirements of the Constitution of Georgia. Taking this step on his part would be somewhat of an apology.

🔷 And if the question of impeachment of the president will be raised in the parliament, then our team will vote for his resignation". - said the MP.

🔷 According to Fridon Injia, in addition to the protection of the law and the constitution, acting on the team principle plays an important role in political life, Salome Zurabishvili ignored both the constitution, the rule of law, and the political rules of acting on the team principle.
"According to the constitution, the president of the country is the guarantor of unity. Here, of course, is meant the unity of the government and loyalty to the team principle. Team cooperation with the government that practically brought him to the presidency.

🔷 Therefore, he was obliged to solve all issues together with his team. based on the principles of mutual cooperation and teamwork". - noted Fridon Injia.