Kaljurand stated during yesterday’s online conference organised by the Georgian Institute of Politics that Saakashvili violated the law when he returned to Georgia ahead of the October 2 municipal elections and that his return after eight years in political exile allegedly had an influence on the electoral process. 

Kaljurand also said that the EU will ‘observe closely’ all news around Saakashvili, who is currently serving a term for abuse of authority while in power and has been charged with several other cases.

She stated that the Georgian people are tired of political polarisation and are waiting for political parties to focus on their problems and take actions to resolve them. 

Kaljurand said that as the ruling Georgian Dream party received more than 43 per cent of the vote in the proportional part of the municipal elections, the issue of holding of snap parliamentary election in 2022 has been removed from the agenda, per the  April 2021 EU-mediated agreement.

She has agreed with the OSCE/ODIHR preliminary findings on the elections and stated that the election day was ‘well-organised.’ 

Kaljurand  has expressed hope that despite the withdrawal from the April 2021 EU-mediated agreement the Georgian Dream ruling party and the government will carry out the major judiciary and electoral reforms which were proposed by the document.