The ruling Georgian Dream party did not allow the Caucasian country to become a “second Ukraine”
Hungary recognizes the results of the parliamentary elections in Georgia and looks forward to developing political, economic, commercial, and cultural cooperation with this former Soviet republic in the Caucasus. While the West condemns Georgia’s departure from the “Atlantic and pro-European path” and threatens all kinds of retaliation, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at a press conference at government headquarters in Tbilisi that Georgia’s legislative elections “were free and fair.”
“No one can have the courage to say that voting in Georgia was not democratic,” said Orban, the first foreign leader to visit Georgia since the elections on Saturday, October 26, which were opposed by the Georgian opposition. The Hungarian prime minister pointed the finger at EU political leaders, authors of a “proven scheme” that is part of Brussels’s “standard methodology.” “If the conservatives win,” Orban said, “it is not a democratic vote for the EU; if the liberals win, it will be a better democracy.”
“The outcome of the election cannot be challenged by anyone. The election was democratic. However, the debate in Europe will still take place. Let’s not take it seriously,” emphasized Orban, according to whom “the ruling party in Tbilisi – Georgian Dream – won the elections and prevented Georgia from becoming a second Ukraine.”
“I want to congratulate you for having the desire to integrate into Europe and not allowing your country to turn into a second Ukraine,” Orban said. “I am convinced that by the end of the decade Georgia will be ready to become an EU member state. We will do everything to help you,” the Hungarian prime minister concluded.