The outgoing head of state in Georgia, Salomé Zourabichvili, said on Sunday that she remained the “legitimate president”, but announced that she would leave the presidential palace on Sunday, the day of the inauguration of her successor, loyal to the government, after protests. weeks of demonstrations by pro-European opponents.
“I remain the only legitimate president of Georgia,” she declared in front of the presidential palace in front of a crowd of supporters. “I will leave the presidential palace to stand by your side, carrying with me the legitimacy, the flag and your trust,” she added.
His successor is sworn in in the midst of a political crisis.
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2000 people gathered
At least 2,000 people gathered Sunday morning in front of the presidential palace in Georgia to denounce the expected inauguration of a new president loyal to the ruling party, Mikheïl Kavelashvili, a new episode in a political crisis which has lasted for two months.
The outgoing head of state, Salomé Zourabichvili, breaking with the government, called on Georgians to gather Sunday morning in front of the presidential palace and promised to announce her intentions there, while her successor must be inaugurated around 11 a.m. local (8 hours in Paris). Many demonstrators waved European Union flags.
