{"id":364933,"date":"2024-05-29T09:55:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T07:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/2024\/05\/29\/carta-georgiana-elezioni-adesione-ue\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T12:20:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T10:20:45","slug":"what-is-the-pro-eu-georgian-charter-proposed-by-the-president-for-a-united-front-in-the-october-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2024\/05\/29\/what-is-the-pro-eu-georgian-charter-proposed-by-the-president-for-a-united-front-in-the-october-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the pro-EU ‘Georgian Charter’ proposed by the President for a united front in the October elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brussels – The answer to a pro-Russian law is a policy document to unite all pro-European and pro-Western parties ahead of the upcoming legislative elections on Oct. 26<\/strong>. Georgia’s president, Salom\u00e9 Zourabichvili<\/strong>, has put herself at the head of the country’s democratic effort — prompted by tens of thousands of citizens who have been taking to the streets every day for two months to demand that the European future not be jeopardized —\u00a0\u00a0in explicit and stark opposition to the ruling Georgian Dream party<\/strong>, which yesterday (May 28) gave final approval to the law on ‘transparency of foreign influence’<\/a> overriding the Presidential veto placed at the end of the ordinary legislative process.<\/p>\n

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From left: the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, and the President of the Republic, Salom\u00e9 Zourabichvili (credits: Irakli Gedenidze \/ Pool \/ Afp)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“I am proposing this plan to all political parties that aspire to be pro-European and pro-Western, urging them to decide by June 1 whether they accept the heavy responsibility of taking and implementing these steps before the Georgian people<\/strong>,” President Zourabichvili presented this way the Georgian Charter<\/a> on the eve of the vote on the pro-Russian-inspired law, reiterated with all urgency last night ahead of\u00a0its upcoming entry into force scheduled for June. A political “umbrella” under which parties opposing the Georgian Dream can present themselves “together or separately, as they choose” during the election campaign. “For my part, I will present this plan and the new political model to our partners in Brussels<\/strong>,” the head of state promised, recalling what is really at stake in October: “Restarting the EU accession process and opening accession negotiations as soon as possible<\/strong>,” over the empty words of<\/a> Georgian Premier Irakli Kobakhidze,<\/strong>\u00a0who pledged that “by 2030, Georgia will be ready for membership more than any other candidate country.”<\/p>\n

The ‘Georgian Charter’ reflects not only “the needs and demands of society” but especially the commitment to execute and complete as soon as possible the nine\u00a0priorities outlined by the European Commission<\/strong> for the start of EU accession negotiations. There are four steps, starting\u00a0with the “abolition of laws harmful to the European course of the country.<\/strong>” Not only the Foreign Influence Transparency Law but also other pieces of legislation – such as the wiretapping law, the offshore law, and changes to the Electoral Law\u00a0– and the politically motivated trials against the protesters of 2024.\u00a0 The Charter calls for the liberation of “the court from clan rule <\/strong>by verifying the integrity of judges and inspecting the origins of undocumented properties,” including through a reform of the Supreme Council of Justice and other essential organs of the state (Attorney General’s Office, Security Service, Anti-Corruption Agency, National Bank, regulatory bodies). Finally, it calls for “improving<\/strong>\u00a0the electoral system,”\u00a0 <\/strong>creating the “appropriate conditions to\u00a0hold free and fair elections.” The plan aims to fulfill\u00a0 the steps outlined “before the end of the very first spring session. all this into practice “first spring session” of the Parliament<\/strong> – <\/strong>with the\u00a0government responsible for executing the action plan\u00a0to be “appointed by the President of Georgia.” Upon completion of the steps, there will be\u00a0snap elections in a “free and fair environment.”<\/p>\n