ROSES WILTED

R+ interviews a Georgian lawmaker from the United National Movement, David Darchiashvili

- In which geopolitical direction do you think Georgia will move after the victory of the opposition in the parliamentary elections?

- The domestic policy of the current president has focused on the development of democracy and free economy in Georgia and the fight against corruption. The foreign policy is aimed at protecting legitimate national interests and working closely with the US, NATO and the EU. This is our policy and we will try to keep it. What the Georgian Dream will be doing is hard to imagine yet. On the one hand, their statements support our basic principles and on the other, there have been statements that are contrary to Georgia's policy.

Apparently, they have yet to decide on the issue.

- Can we expect deep contradictions between the parliament and the supreme executive authorities like in Russia in the early 1990's?

- If the current parliamentary majority decides to oppose fundamental principles, there will be disagreements, of course.

- What is the reason for the failure of the ruling party in the elections? The media put forward different views on this issue, but what does the United National Movement think?

- There are many reasons. First, it is the hard-hitting election policy of the opposition, which was based on compromising dossiers. They used human rights violations in quite a politicized way. They openly blamed the entire government system for the crimes that took place in Gldani prison. Second, there are high expectations on the part of the population that a billionaire can make wonders. And for these reasons, some defected to the Georgian Dream. On the other hand, there are errors by the ruling party, which is quite natural for any political force. However, it should be noted as well that the population is tired of the rule of one particular political party.

- Can the events adversely affect the joint projects of Georgia and Azerbaijan in any way?

- Based on how the elections were held and how the transfer of power is going on, I do not think that the situation in Georgia may destabilize. The ruling party has significant levers, both internal structural and foreign political, and President Mikheil Saakashvili's relations with the international community to prevent destabilization in the country and damage to regional projects in Azerbaijan and Georgia.