The ruling party of Georgia announced the beginning of the procedure for the impeachment of the President

The ruling Georgian Dream Democratic Georgia party is starting impeachment proceedings against President Salome Zurabishvili over her trip to Europe despite the government’s refusal. This was stated at a briefing by the chairman of the party, Irakli Kobakhidze, writes “TASS”.

According to him, the support of 100 parliamentarians will be required to complete the impeachment, so without the votes of the “radical opposition” the procedure is unlikely to be completed.

“However, despite this, at a meeting of the political council of the party, we decided to initiate an impeachment procedure against the president,” Kobakhidze said.

How wrote Previously, Sputnik Georgia, Zurabishvili, despite the refusal from the government, went on August 31 to meet with European leaders in support of granting Georgia the status of a candidate country for EU membership. The chairman of the Human Rights Committee of the Georgian Parliament, Mikhail Sarjveladze, said after that that the right to represent the president abroad is limited, and the approval of the government is required by the country’s constitution.

“When Salome Zurabishvili became president, she knew exactly what the functions, competencies and powers of the president were,” he added.

Due to the fact that the visit to Germany was not agreed with the Cabinet, it is informal. The opposition believes that such visits by the president help to accelerate the process of Georgia’s European integration, and therefore benefit the country.

In June 2022, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on granting the status of candidates for EU accession to Ukraine and Moldova as soon as possible. According to the President of the European Council Charles Michel, Georgia can get the status of a candidate after fulfilling a number of conditions. After the start of Russia’s special operation in Ukraine, Georgia refused to impose sanctions against the Russian Federation. The country’s authorities explained this decision by national interests. Despite the refusal of military assistance, Tbilisi sends humanitarian aid to Ukraine and provides political support to Kyiv.