Orbán visited Georgia after the criticized parliamentary elections. He then chose to congratulate the government and said that it had been a free and democratic election.
– He does not speak for the countries of Europe, he does not speak for Sweden, he possibly speaks for Russia, but he does not speak for the rest of us, said Prime Minister Kristersson (M) about Orbán’s statements to TT.
Kristersson: “There was pure cheating”
Several organizations, including the OSCE, report that there was electoral fraud. Ulf Kristersson said that there was “pure cheating in various ways” and the election has also been criticized by both the EU and the US. Last Wednesday, US President Joe Biden commented on the election.
“Georgian citizens have the right to peacefully express their views on the conduct of these elections, which independent international and domestic observers have not said were free and fair,” Biden writes.
The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office has also launched an investigation to investigate suspected irregularities. The opposition president Salomé Zourabichvili will be heard among others. She has stated that the election is a Russian influence operation and announced that they do not accept the election results.
Orban has approached the Georgian government
The Georgian ruling party, Georgian Dream, has in recent years come closer to Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party. While the Georgian government has been criticized by the EU and the US, Hungary has continued to support the government, despite their increasingly authoritarian rule.
– An alliance has emerged, primarily based on shared illiberal values and interests linked to domestic authoritarian development, says Daniel Hegedüs at the German Marshall Fund think tank.
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