Parliament official expresses confidence in ruling GD party's dominance ahead of upcoming local self-government elections

David Matikashvili, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party and Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s Committee on Procedural Issues and Rules, on Wednesday expressed confidence in the ruling party's dominance ahead of the upcoming local self-government elections, declaring that the Georgian people would decisively reject radical opposition forces.

In his remarks, Matikashvili noted that the opposition lacked both political credibility and public trust.

“In Tbilisi and every municipality, radicals will be bitterly defeated by the Georgian people. The Georgian people and Georgian Dream stand together and know very well what needs to be done for our country. That’s why we have been winning every election since 2012”, Matikashvili said.

He also warned against the potential consequences of foreign political interference and framed the ruling Georgian Dream party as the only barrier preventing Georgia from being dragged into regional conflict.

“Society has matured so much and is so aware of the challenges Georgia would have faced if the Georgian Dream were not in power. It’s simple maths - two plus two equals four. Who is the counterweight? Mikheil Saakashvili’s criminal gang wrapped in a political facade. The people who, before 2012, committed rampant crimes in Georgia and plundered Georgian land and resources. If they had come to power and the deep state’s will had been fulfilled, which would undoubtedly have happened, Georgia would have been dragged into war, and irreversible consequences would have followed”, the official noted.

“The state stands firmly in its place, law enforcement structures operate very clearly and efficiently. Our society is absolutely mobilised - at least 1.2 million people, and according to current estimates, even more, to ensure that the situation that existed before 2012 does not return to Georgia, or something even worse”, Matikashvili concluded.