Georgian PM: radical opposition groups a threat, foreign-funded politics unacceptable
Kobakhidze said NGOs and political groups in Georgia had received foreign funding for years and, in some cases, were involved in “revolutionary and radical processes that undermined the state"
Author
Front News Georgia
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has warned that political activity allegedly funded from abroad posed a threat to the country’s constitutional order, singling out “radical opposition parties linked to the former ruling United National Movement (UNM).”
Speaking to journalists on Friday, Kobakhidze said NGOs and political groups in Georgia had received foreign funding for years and, in some cases, were involved in “revolutionary and radical processes that undermined the state.”
“NGOs have been financed from abroad and were closely integrated with the collective United National Movement and radical opposition,” he said. “Politics in Georgia cannot be funded from abroad. This is a constitutional standard, not only in Georgia but in any democratic country.”
He further called for investigations into “all foreign-funded activities that may interfere with political, democratic, or electoral processes, particularly those supporting radicalisation.”
PM Kobakhidze also said that the “radical opposition represents a danger to Georgia’s constitutional system, both during its time in government and as an opposition force” and suggested the Constitutional Court should consider legal measures to address the challenges.
“Our goal is to restore calm in the country. Ending political activity directed by foreign agents is essential to achieving that,” he said.
Tags:
Irakli Kobakhidze
