Georgian Parliament Vice Speaker links European pessimism to global conflict, failed governance

Gia Volski, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party and the First Vice Speaker of the Parliament, on Tuesday weighed in on a recent surge in social unrest and public dissatisfaction across Europe, attributing the instability to the lingering consequences of war and a decline in governmental trust.

Volski was commenting on a recent survey conducted by strategic communications firm FGS Global. According to the survey, nearly two-thirds of European respondents (63%) believe that the “best years are behind us”, while 77% think that living in their country will be “more difficult for future generations”.

The Vice Speaker argued that the large-scale protests and deep societal divisions currently seen across the continent are the direct result of policies that “encouraged war”.

“There are problems in Georgia as well, but I repeat once again: it was precisely this European system of common governance and shared platforms that encouraged a significant number of problems in Georgia”, Volski stated.