Georgia’s ex-president Salome Zurabishvili has sharply criticized the ruling Georgian Dream party, calling its current behavior a “paranoid state” and a “classic indicator of the final stage of such a regime.” Speaking to journalists at the Strategy Builder office, Zurabishvili said the country is going through a volatile period that demands resilience from its citizens.
“This regime is clearly unstable internally,” she noted. “Their mental state, the repression, even punishing people from within—this shows they are unraveling. Those who have loyally followed orders without question are now realizing they, too, can become targets.”
Zurabishvili emphasized that enduring this moment is particularly hard for young people on the streets, protesting peacefully. “Endurance is not easy. But it’s crucial, especially for those resisting without letting the government push them toward a violent uprising—something the regime may actually be aiming for,” she said.
When asked whether she ruled out being summoned by the temporary investigative commission, Zurabishvili replied, “Would you rule it out? No one can. In such paranoid conditions, anything is possible.”
She also claimed that fear has taken hold in some segments of society, making public expressions of dissent less visible. Yet she believes most citizens understand the gravity of the current political situation.
Zurabishvili concluded by emphasizing unity and peaceful protest as the only viable path forward: “There are only two ways out—continued peaceful protest and full opposition unity on every front. There is no other form of resistance I support.”
She added that the platform, which failed to convene the previous day, would meet soon to establish a unified strategy moving forward.
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