Washington issues new threat to Georgia

(We didn't like the results of the election because they upheld the credibility of the party that kicked our NGOs to the curb, you know, the ones who were making Disease X for the next round of Rona lockdowns. So we are now openly warning them we will regime change the country if they don't do the bidding of our 'interests' like everyone in America does.)

from RT

The US has threatened Georgia with “consequences,” after the country's pro-NATO political opposition accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of rigging Saturday’s parliamentary election. 

According to the official tally, the Georgian Dream party received almost 54% of the vote, while various opposition parties received 3% to 11%. The victory is expected to give the Georgian Dream at least 90 seats in the 150-member national parliament, allowing it form the Caucasian country's next government. 

Four pro-Western opposition parties have refused to recognize the results and said they would not be taking part in the work of the new legislature. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, a former French ambassador to Georgia who acquired citizenship in 2004, refused to recognize the results either and called for protests. A large demonstration was held outside the parliament building in Tbilisi on Monday evening. 

Despite Zourabichvili calling the election a “total fraud,” the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) reported that it observed no systemic voting irregularities. It did, however, claim to have observed incidents of vote-buying and pressure on public sector employees, but praised the diversity of choices on the ballot.

At a press conference on Monday, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said the election was held in an “environment shaped by the ruling party’s policies including misuse of public resources, vote buying and voter intimidation.” 

“We encourage Georgia’s governing officials to consider the relationship they want with the Euro-Atlantic community rather than strengthening policies that are praised by authoritarians,” Miller added.

 “We do not rule out further consequences if the Georgian government’s direction does not change,” he said, urging Tbilisi to start “withdrawing and repealing anti-democratic legislation.”...

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