Fridon, chairman of the European Socialist parliamentary group Injia At the Extraordinary Plenary Session of the Parliament of Georgia, he focused on the final conclusion of the Temporary Commission of Inquiry into the October 31, 2020 Parliamentary Elections.
Fridon Injia: Tamar Zhvania's resignation was unexpected
The chairman of the parliamentary political group "European Socialists" Fridon Injia calls Tamar Zhvania's decision to resign from the position of the chairman of the Central Election Commission unexpected.
"Tamar Zhvania's decision to resign from the position of the chairman of the Central Election Commission was really unexpected for everyone. I, as a member of the temporary investigation commission of the parliamentary elections of the Parliament of Georgia on October 31, got to know and studied the materials presented in connection with the elections in great depth. Therefore, I can confidently say that on the part of Tamar Zhvania's office, there was no falsification of the parliamentary elections of October 31, if we do not count only small flaws and technical errors," Fridon Injia said.
According to him, it should be noted that on July 8, the investigative commission will present a conclusion and a draft resolution regarding the results of the commission's work, according to which the commission has already developed certain recommendations to the election commission.
"I can evaluate the work of the commission as an important process that gave us the opportunity to study the issues of specific election precincts in depth. The commission is in its final stage, and I think the developed recommendations and suggestions will be important for the future work of the Central Election Commission," said Fridon Injia.
The chairman of the political group "European Socialists" believes that the campaign of curses and insults directed at Tamar Zhvania was wrong.
"I personally apologized to Tamar Zhvania during the meeting of the Investigative Commission in the Parliament for the great pressure, cursing and insults that were directed at her during the entire election process and after it. I believe that this was a wrong behavior towards Tamar Zhvania, and such statements really did not belong to her," Fridon Injia said.
According to him, this demonstration could have been conducted much better, but there were many objective reasons for this, as it was, the pandemic, the political situation in the country, controversy and pressure from various groups to realize their party goals. This is where the pressure on the Central Election Commission came from.
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Fridon Injia met with the candidates of Tbilisi District Election Commissions
Today at the central office of the party "European Socialists" a meeting was held between the chairman of the party Fridon Injia and the candidates of Tbilisi district election commissions.
At the meeting, the issue of appointing candidates in Tbilisi districts of local self-government in 2021 was discussed. A two-month work plan of the party was also developed.
Members of the "European Socialists" express deep sorrow over the tragedy of the flood in Western Europe
Members of the European Socialist Party express their deep sorrow over the flood tragedy in Western Europe, Belgium, Germany and France, in which dozens of people have died and are still missing.
The party "European Socialists" releases a statement.
"Members of the political party 'European Socialists' express their condolences to the countries of Western Europe, where the floods have had dire consequences.
"The party expresses its deep sorrow and solidarity with the Belgian, German and French people over these tragic events," the statement said.
Fridon Injia: How long should we live by memoranda? Where is the line between sovereignty of the country and fulfillment of the terms of the memorandum?
The speech of the chairman of the parliamentary political group "European Socialists" Fridon Injia with the President of the European Council Charles Michel at the meeting held with the opposition in Batumi.
Hello!
I would especially like to welcome Mr. Charles Michel and thank him very much for being so actively involved in solving the problems of our country. It is thanks to him that a few months ago the artificially inspired political crisis in Georgia ended and opposition parties entered the parliament. The document "Future Road for Georgia" was signed, although the memorandum turned out to be one-sided in the end, nevertheless it undoubtedly played its positive role.
Today you are a very popular person in Georgia. There is almost no news release without your name. Even in the parliament we have a faction of the document named after you. Political leaders always appeal to Charles Michel's document and use this document in all statements and actions.
According to many, this may not be the best document, but it helped to ease the crisis situation.
But it is necessary to mention one thing:
Sakarvelo has always been distinguished by its independence, striving for freedom and independence. We have great respect for European values, European political culture and strive to establish those European traditions, the goal of which is, first of all, the happiness of the individual and the building of a harmonious society. We maintain our desire to be members of the Western Commonwealth, but at the same time to be independent, to act in accordance with our constitution, so that the signed memorandum does not become a weapon and a means of paralyzing our parliament, leveling the constitution, suspending the functioning of the court, the branches of government - the president, judges, the Council of Justice, etc. A pressure mechanism or more – let's live by the memo.
If the ruling party signed this memorandum, it does not mean that only it, unilaterally, should implement it?! At this time, the so-called Destructive opposition sometimes comes in, sometimes boycotts the parliament, incessantly violates political ethics and paralyzes the sessions of the parliament. This infuriates the largest part of our population and discredits Western values.
How long do we have to live with memos? Where is the line between a country's sovereignty and compliance with the terms of the memorandum? I think that if we continue like this, this limit will be erased, like the ripples created by throwing a pebble on the surface of water.
We should not forget that we live in the Caucasus region and at the same time we are building a free democratic state with European values and national identity. With this, we want to become attractive in the region. One of the main goals is to regain the role of the leading state in the region, as it has been since time immemorial. It is impossible for us to realize this if we cannot maintain the balance, which, on the one hand, involves the construction of European political institutions, the establishment of European political culture, and, on the other hand, the preservation of our sovereignty and independence.
I consider it completely unacceptable the pressure of the European ambassadors, the majority of the parliament, the executive power to interfere in the work of the judiciary and thus protect the main law of the country - the constitution, based on the unilaterally signed memorandum of Dream. If you want the truth, the memorandum should be signed by all the opposition parties first, only then by the ruling party, although this is the matter of the ruling party. But in any case, this document would not be superior to the Constitution and a guiding document for state institutions.
The ruling party makes mistakes after mistakes, with its inconsistency, as a result of which the political situation that reigns in Georgia today has been created.
At the same time, I express my sorrow for the natural disaster caused by the floods in Europe and in your homeland - Belgium.
I want to be with you and stand by your side, despite my age, if I can't do that, I'll stick by your side.
thank you very much.
Fridon Injia