Kobakhidze Dismisses MEGOBARI Act as Ineffective and Defends Government Stability
By Liza Mchedlidze
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has dismissed the significance of the MEGOBARI Act, stating that anyone who believes it could influence the country is "very mistaken."
Speaking to reporters, Kobakhidze argued that documents such as the MEGOBARI Act or the European Parliament's resolutions carry no weight if they contain what he described as false information.
"In reality, quite a few lifelines were thrown to the opposition, however, none of them helped, given that the public sees everything," he said. "The main thing is the public's assessment of everything. If false information is reflected in any act, this will naturally have no value for Georgian society. All the lies that were spread against the Georgian people by specific institutions have been completely dispelled."
Kobakhidze maintained that Georgian society makes its own judgments based on truth rather than foreign assessments. "If anyone hopes that the MEGOBARI Act can have any effect, they are very mistaken. Georgian society evaluates not the documents approved from the outside, but the extent to which these documents reflect the truth," he said.
He also responded to ongoing threats from the opposition, noting that calls for a "peaceful overthrow" of the government have circulated since 2016 without results.
"We have been hearing such threats continuously since 2016, although we see that the state, state institutions are strong, including our law enforcement agencies," Kobakhidze stated. "Now the threat has no power at all. There is no outline of the potential for the execution of these threats. These people themselves are not serious, and accordingly, their threat is also not serious for Georgian society."
Turning to the upcoming local elections, Kobakhidze expressed full confidence in his party's prospects. He said the ruling Georgian Dream party aims to win both mayoral and city council elections in all 64 municipalities.
"Our goal is simple - we must win the mayoral and city council elections in 64 municipalities, and we will definitely achieve this," he said. "As for Tbilisi specifically, I am sure that Kakha Kaladze will win these elections in the first round. The rest is the business of the opposition."
Kobakhidze also addressed the Strasbourg Court's decision regarding the June 20 case, in which protesters clashed with police in 2019. The court has ordered Georgia to reopen the investigation into the use of force, including rubber bullets.
"The Strasbourg Court has ordered us to resume the investigation into the June 20 case," he confirmed. "There are too many question marks - why did it come to the use of rubber bullets? This main question must be answered. From a political perspective, we have made assessments, and everything is as clear as it is today, but it is important that a legal assessment is made."
He concluded by stating that the investigation would proceed in accordance with the court's instructions.
