Zourabichvili: The Regime Has Entered Its Final Stage
By Liza Mchedlidze
Monday, June 30, 2025
Georgia's fifth president, Salome Zourabichvili, addressed a protest rally near the Parliament on Sunday, declaring that the ruling Georgian Dream party is collapsing and increasingly isolated from both the Georgian people and the international community.
"The result is clear. The collapse has begun in Georgian Dream. They are devouring each other. There is complete distrust among them, they are removing people and raising corruption issues to get rid of others," Zourabichvili said during her speech. "It's a confusing situation for them, but clear to us. This is the final stage of a classic dictator and dictatorial regimes."
Zourabichvili claimed that the party's internal power struggles have exposed deep divisions and desperation. "The weaker they become, the more they try to show supposed strength, and that show of strength results in repressive laws, new fines, and arrests. But this is only an illusion. They cannot regain their strength. They will never regain it. This is their final stage."
She emphasized that Georgian Dream is now fully cut off from international support. "They are in complete isolation from the rest of the world. No one meets with them. They try to create parodies like opening a consulate in Milan to show they have connections, but they have none. The EU High Representative visited Azerbaijan and Armenia, and didn't even glance their way. That is their real situation."
Addressing the protesters, Zourabichvili called on citizens to resist discouragement and remain united in the face of the government's attempts to undermine opposition. "If they cannot grow stronger themselves, they want to weaken us. They do this by removing leaders and trying to pit parties against each other. But there is still a platform for unity, and that is their failure."
She also responded to ongoing criticism over the lack of a detailed opposition plan. "Some people want to endlessly ask me for a non-existent plan. The plan for tomorrow and the day after is unity until we achieve the result," she said. "The regime cannot win. Our answer to everything is unity. We have no other response."
