MEP Viola von Cramon Highlights President Zourabichvili's 'Punishment' Over European Integration Efforts
By Liza Mchedlidze
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Viola von Cramon, a Member of the European Parliament, discussed the impeachment procedure against President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili, emphasizing that the President faces impeachment due to her active steps toward Georgia's European integration.
In her address, Von Cramon expressed deep concern over the direction Georgia appears to be heading, suggesting a shift toward authoritarianism with pro-Russian inclinations.
She emphasized in her speech that the European Union is committed to not abandoning the 80% of the Georgian population that supports European integration and seeks closer ties with the EU.
"President. Colleagues, the president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, stood here five months ago making a strong case for her country's European future. The President Zourabichvili does what the Georgian government refuses to do to bring her country closer to the EU. The president, who has, just like her people, is European through and through. Strictly follows the article 78 of the Georgian constitution.
'Take all measures to ensure the full integration of Georgia into the European Union'. For these efforts, she is now being punished by an oligarch and his officials. Dear colleagues, I must alarm you that Georgia, once a beacon of European hope, is fast driving towards an authoritarian, pro Russian rule. The judiciary and the rule of law are broken and are now being weaponized in a farce called impeachment. We cannot and we will not give up on Georgia.
We will not leave over 80% of pro European Georgians alone. Against this captured regime, Georgia will once become the European union. Thank you." Viola von Cramer stated.
