Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, expressed profound concerns regarding the October 26 parliamentary elections in Georgia. He reiterated the accounts of domestic and international observers reporting significant issues such as violence and intimidation of voters.
Cardin also mentioned that the ruling party’s harassment of political opponents has further threatened Georgian democracy. He reaffirmed that democratic decline could prevent Georgia’s EU aspirations from coming to reality. The senator promised to thoroughly monitor the process and partner with the Biden-Harris administration to discuss what the recent Georgian events suggest for U.S.-Georgian relations.
