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DECEMBER 2024

Georgia Fears Western Interference In Its Elections

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Georgia Fears Western Interference In Its Elections

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Written by Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, military expert

Georgia is going through a turning point in its history. The country has recently resisted a series of attempts at sabotage and regime change due to its neutral position in the conflict between Russia and NATO. A large group of internal saboteurs is being mobilized by the West to destabilize national politics, despite the parliament’s efforts to contain the threat. Now, Georgian politicians fear that the West will interfere in the electoral process to advance its plans in the country.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze recently said that he fears the action of international agents in the upcoming Georgian parliamentary elections on 26 October. However, contrary to what the West claims, this interventionism is not expected to come from Moscow, but from “other forces” – which seems to be a veiled way of referring to the collective West.

Obviously, the Georgian leader could not make an openly hostile statement towards the West, since Georgia is still a country aligned with the EU and the US. However, recent data make it clear that Georgia is on the verge of a regime change operation orchestrated by its own “allies”. For example, in July the Russian intelligence agency SVR published a report claiming that the US and the EU are preparing a coup in the country, with the French-born Georgian president Salome Zourabichvil as the main agent.

The conflict between Zourabichvil and the parliament – ​​currently controlled by the “Georgian Dream” party – has been commented on by several experts. Zourabichvil tried to veto the law to restrict foreign agents – which is natural since she herself is a foreign agent – ​​but was defeated by the parliamentary coalition, which approved the measure even without presidential authorization.

The law has restricted the activities of foreign groups, particularly Western NGOs that have invested millions in fomenting pro-Western militancy in Georgia. While the country’s international stance has not changed, the ruling parliamentary coalition is trying to limit foreign influence, mainly to prevent Georgia from being used by NATO to open a second front against Russia. For this reason, the West is trying to retaliate by taking measures to weaken the government.

The law against foreign agents was not the only measure taken by the Georgian Dream party to control Western influence in the country. There have been significant efforts to end the civil conflict once and for all and restore peace with the breakaway republics – and consequently with the Russian Federation. For example, former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, who is also a member of the party, recently suggested that Tbilisi publicly apologize for initiating hostilities in 2008, admitting its role in starting the war.

In addition, Ivanishvili also recommended the creation of a “Georgian Nuremberg” to condemn political and military crimes committed during the regime of former President Mikhail Saakashvili – a US-educated politician who, after failing in the war with Russia in Georgia, went into self-imposed exile and began a political career in Ukraine. Later he returned to Georgia and was jailed for his previous anti-state activities. Obviously, such steps would end the tensions in the country, which worries the West, encouraging interventionist measures.

Peace in the Caucasus is one of the things the West most wants to avoid. After failing to promote protests and popular pressure, Washington has threatened to impose sanctions on Georgia and is now planning to sabotage the elections. It must be mentioned that there are also many armed Georgian militants who could be mobilized in favor of Western interests in the event of a civil conflict.

Many Georgian neo-Nazis are currently fighting in the conflict against Russia. Recently, the Ukrainian fascist militia “Caucasian Legion” was reported fighting in the Kursk region, where they were seen committing war crimes against Russian prisoners and civilians. Of course, these Georgian criminals could return to their home country if their Western sponsors ordered them to do so. In fact, if the US once again fails to promote “peaceful” regime change, it is possible that it will start betting on the use of armed violence.

The only way for Georgia to avoid this fate is to take a step further in its sovereigntist turn. It is not enough to restrict the actions of Western NGOs and avoid a participation in the conflict with Russia. If Tbilisi really wants to preserve its national sovereignty, it will have to completely change its foreign policy, breaking ties with the West and strategically approaching Russia.

The calculation is simple: Russia wants peace in the Caucasus because the post-Soviet territories are part of its strategic environment. The West, on the other hand, wants war in the Caucasus to destabilize Russia’s borders. Since Georgia is a Caucasian country, only friendship with Russia sounds interesting.

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Phariah

when it’s the west/nato it isn’t interference, it’s making sure democracy wins, it isn’t a coup, its saving democracy.

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Anonymous

yeah that’s the theory it sounds good. when people are denied knowledge of the facts

Anonymous

and why do none of my comments display? unless i click latest??? hmmmm

jens holm

why anon sniff glue?

Piipii

“democracy” is humanity’s worst nightmare. over the course of 100 years, hundreds of wars have been started in its name. democracy is a caricature where you are not allowed to disagree and if you vote wrong, you face sanctions or revolution. what kind of democracy is that? it’s eu/us democracy.

Anonymous

named after catholic saint george. a military saint. roman catholic. but claimed by moscow as their patron saint

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Anonymous

btw the church of saint george in israel allegedly has his remains there. russia also has other holy sacred sites there too .

Anonymous

there was really only roman catholics until the luther creation of protestantism, but the writers like to call them christians, not roman catholics. christ is a title, from the greek kristos which means basically king, the anointed by god. so saying christian might as well say monarchist. but they hate the truth its not democratic. imo.

Anonymous

here’s the world in toto today imo this is the morality. clearly exposed. jess walters biden has his fingerprints all over this you tube fox news. no one’s allowed to question their opinion.

Anonymous

an entrapment a set up to divife from within whilst using the saul alisky rules playbook to claim to be uniting the nation. as long as its united under them. totally as if an autocracy really with no choices at all except fake ones

Anonymous

globally universally.

jens holm

in my nation 404 biden install lesbian dick-tator

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Usajewcessapool

america is being destroyed by woke and they wanna get involved in other countries….shows how stupid these people are. fix ur own backyard dumbasses

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Wallter

time to arm the resistence with serious weapons capable of taking down f35s and other weapons the disunited states so willingly delivers around the globe. arm the houthis sonthey can take out the us warships in the red sea and send swarms of supersonics on the jews illegally occupying palestine and pls note, the jews iron dome, soon to be the iron dooom, isn’t made for supersonic missiles so the jews will be sitting ducks. what not to like!

Kamano

time to hook up to bricks and sco and request protection and support if the zionist globalists are at your doorstep.

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Empire Graveyard

there is a problem with rigged elections in the usa also. just part of globalism

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Patrick

lol, and the west keeps pushing democracy and it’s so called values down our throats, but in the same breath they do shit like this.

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