Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – MEP Nathalie Loiseau supports President Salome Zourabichvili amid tensions over the Russian election.
French MEP Nathalie Loiseau was also a part of the recent delegation from the European Parliament that visited Georgia and strode with pro-EU protesters with protests against the government’s conclusion to suspend accession discussions now in a second week. The six-member delegation from the European Parliament also sit with Georgia’s pro-Western president Salome Zourabichvili, as well as leaders of the opposition, civil society groups and the media.
MEP Nathalie Loiseau has noted on X, “My backing goes to Salome Zurabishvili, who represents the aspirations of the Georgian people.”
Aujourd’hui, le Parlement Géorgien, issu d’élections faussées, veut élire un nouveau président pour le pays, d’extrême-droite et pro russe, alors que tous les jours, les Géorgiens manifestent pour rappeler leur attachement à la démocratie et à l’Europe. Tout mon soutien à… pic.twitter.com/LVT0N5ssyo
— Nathalie Loiseau (@NathalieLoiseau) December 14, 2024
“Today, the Georgian Parliament, as an outcome of rigged elections, aims to elect a new president for the government who is far-right and pro-Russian, while the Georgian people are holding protests daily to affirm their dedication to democracy and Europe. All my support goes to Salome Zurabishvili, who represents the aspirations of the Georgian people,” writes the French MEP.
A former soccer player has been nominated as president of Georgia by the ruling party. The ruling Georgian Dream party had won control of Parliament in the South Caucasus nation by succeeding 89 of 150 seats in the October 26 vote widely witnessed as a referendum on integration into the European Union. The opposition groups have blamed Georgian Dream for falsifying the vote with Moscow’s support. It has boycotted parliamentary sessions and insisted on new elections.
