Challenges to democracy in Georgia

Amendment No. 2 | Doc. 16018 | 26 June 2024

Signatories:

Mr Oleksii GONCHARENKO, Ukraine, EC/DA ; Mr Levan BEZHASHVILI, Georgia, EPP/CD ; Ms Larysa BILOZIR, Ukraine, ALDE ; Mr Arminas LYDEKA, Lithuania, ALDE ; Ms Mariia MEZENTSEVA, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Mr Rostyslav TISTYK, Ukraine, EC/DA ; Ms Ana TSITLIDZE, Georgia, EPP/CD ; Mr Emanuelis ZINGERIS, Lithuania, EPP/CD

Origin

2024 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 3, insert the following paragraph:

"The Assembly is also concerned about the influence of the politician and oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili on Georgian internal and foreign politics, whose actions and statements directly threaten Georgia's path to European Union and NATO membership. In particular, his recent statements justifying the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine serve as evidence of his pro-Russian views, which run counter to the national interests of the Georgian people."

Explanatory note

Self-explanatory