In a sharply worded response to the joint statement issued by 17 European countries and the EU High Representative, Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, accused the European political establishment of engaging in an orchestrated, politically motivated attack against Georgian democracy.
The statement, released by the Political Council of Georgian Dream, claims that the letter from 18 European officials “once again reminds us how deeply rooted the informal governance of the ‘Deep State’ is in the vast majority of EU countries and the UK,” alleging that the European bureaucracy has abandoned moral boundaries and is now driven by a singular agenda: control or condemnation.
According to the ruling party, Europe is currently facing “a democratic decline and a deep values crisis,” with most European countries operating under the direct influence of the so-called Deep State. Georgian Dream goes so far as to suggest that Brexit was orchestrated to create a third geopolitical center serving this agenda, arguing that “the center of gravity of the Deep State has shifted from the US to Europe.” They express hope that Pesident Donald Trump will fulfill his promise to dismantle the Deep State and restore national sovereignty to Western countries.
The party describes the joint European statement as “a brutal and unjust attack on the Georgian people,” filled with “Soviet-style disinformation and false accusations,” particularly the claims of politically motivated arrests and repression ahead of the local elections. Georgian Dream argues that the detentions are lawful and not politically driven, citing legal precedents and offering statistics to defend their judicial actions.
The statement also accuses European and former US officials of backing last year’s anti-government protests and financing them through international organizations such as USAID, NED, and EED. It criticizes the labeling of those events as “peaceful protests,” claiming the demonstrations were violent and aimed at overthrowing the legitimate government.
Further, the ruling party pushes back against calls to repeal what the EU deems “repressive legislation,” defending such laws as essential to safeguarding Georgia’s sovereignty from foreign interference. They frame these laws as aligned with European legal standards, emphasizing that demands from EU officials constitute “a gross violation of parliamentary sovereignty and an insult to the Georgian people.”
Georgian Dream asserts that Europe’s criticism stems not from election irregularities—widely acknowledged as legitimate by OSCE and other institutions—but from dissatisfaction with the results, namely the defeat of opposition forces.
The party also points to examples in Germany, France, and Romania to argue that true political persecution occurs within the EU, not Georgia. They claim that Europe’s failure to address these internal issues while targeting Georgia reveals a double standard.
Concluding the statement, Georgian Dream declares its readiness to engage in fair and equal cooperation with any country that respects Georgia’s sovereignty. “Just as Georgia needs Europe, the European Union needs Georgia no less,” the statement reads, underlining the party’s commitment to defend the country’s independence and identity against what it views as unjust foreign pressure.
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