Georgian lawmaker warns Vashadze’s presidential election victory may trigger civil war
By Trend
The victory of Grigol Vashadze in the Georgian presidential election may unleash an all-out civil conflict in the country, lawmaker Gedevan Popkhadze of the ruling Georgian Dream party said, TASS reports.
"I’m firmly convinced that Vashadze’s election victory will become a real step toward the civil war in Georgia. Vashadze and the United National Movement (UNM), which nominated him as a presidential candidate, have revanchist ideas and goals," the lawmaker told reporters in Tbilisi. "Vashadze himself said on numerous occasions that he intends to let ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili return to the country if he wins the election. And we all know too well what Saakashvili and his team plan to do if they rise to power."
A number of other prominent Georgian politicians share this point of view, while others accuse the ruling party and its members of trying to intimidate voters with political consequences to secure their support.
Members of the European Georgia opposition party urged the ruling Georgian Dream’s leadership to condemn those statements.