Georgia's president says she won't step down: What could happen | DW News

A bitter standoff over Georgia's next president has led to more protests, deepening the country's political crisis. On Saturday, Pro-EU demonstrators rallied outside parliament to protest the appointment of former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili, forcing authorities to postpone the switch on of Christmas lights. The incumbent president says she won't step down until new elections are held.

00:00 Georgia in crisis
00:24 DW's Grzegorz Szymanowski reports from Tbilisi
04:08 DW speaks with Tinatin Khidasheli in Tbilisi. She is chair of the Georgian think tank Civic IDEA and also served as Georgia's defense minister from 2015 to 2016. Her party The Republican Party of Georgia was in a coalition with the Georgian Dream.

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[joeambaye]

Let Georgians decide not the EU or their puppet

[Zoltar]

South Korea protested, Syria Protested, it's Georgia's turn.

[GalAxy-us]

Well, logically she will be escorted by the police to a cosy prison cell next to sakhasvilli's, unless she flees to her natal France

[m.m]

In my country we love to complain about our politics (which is completely legitimate) but heck I am happy we aren't in a situation like this.

[smoothoperators]

Since when Germany calls it Soccer????

[bogdanLZR]

Long live the new democracy in Eastern Europe, Georgia, Romania,
If whoever we want does not win the elections, you will vote until the right person wins.

[fingerprint]

The Georgian people have decidedly choosen not to be turned into a battleground for the west.
Let the elected leaders do their job!

[fingerprint]

If she won't step down by herself the legitimate president WILL step her down!
As simple as that!
The wish of the majority MUST be respected.

[Treas]

Do you want to make a new Maydan?
Leave the people to leave in peace.

[Shining]

She needs to stop being a poor sport and step down.

[molecatcher]

EU and NATO should stop trying to overturn election results that they do not like.

[Quickprep]

How about Germany's Olaf?? Is he doing okay? 😂😂

[niewazneniewazne]

Having a choice of just a single candidate isn't a legitimate democratic choice.

[wabalaladabdab]

Stay strong Georgians and arm yourselves 🇬🇪🇪🇺🇬🇪🇪🇺💪

[nnaemekaemmanuel]

She doesn't need to, they will step her into jail😂😂😂

[rideawhiteswantrex]

Looks very much like Ukraine 2014. Where is Victoria Nulands and her cookies? What is the US State Dept and CIA doing ?

[atomalisaid]

She's affiliated to the NGOs who are subverting the rule of law in Georgia and she's being interviewed as an impartial. Get real DW

[raghubaradhikari]

French citizen ...!
NGO group are destroying gergiya ..!

[cvgodd]

They already told her they’ll physically take her out of office

[zdravkojasovic]

Congratulations Georgia 🇬🇪, new president
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