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"I voted in favour of this resolution. The parliamentary elections in Georgia have shown that Georgia has passed the democracy test. The elections were very well organised and transparent, leaving aside certain minor problems. President Saakashvili demonstrated that he is a politician who values democracy and the will of the people. This was very important in that rather tough year. The former opposition will have to learn to show respect for its opponent and I am alluding to the fact, that following the elections, the leader of the opposition, Bidzina Ivanishvili, immediately proposed that the Georgian President resign.
Most importantly, the European Union should continue to pay significant attention to Georgia and its new government should maintain the course and dynamics of the reforms. It might now be time for the ‘more for more’ principle in relations between the European Union and Georgia.
I observed these elections up close and saw how heated the atmosphere was. A number of threats from the opposition against people who did not intend to vote for them cause some mistrust. I hope that those cases are clarified and the European Union should also draw attention to this."@en1
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