Carl Bildt expresses support to Zourabichvili, slams Georgian Gov’t for placing ‘puppet president’

Carl Bildt, Co-Chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations and the former Prime Minister of Sweden, has criticized the Georgian Government for pushing forward with the installation of its ‘puppet president’ following a controversial election.

Bildt expressed deep concern over the situation on X, highlighting how the regime’s actions undermine democratic processes and the will of the Georgian people.

”Showdown in Georgia as the regime after its flawed election install its own puppet president, with @Zourabichvili_S

taking the political legitimacy of popular support with her as she exists the empty palace,” he stated, expressing support for the ex-President Salome Zourabichvili.