Hungarian FM criticizes EU reaction to Georgia's election results Accuses West of double standards

Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has criticized the European Union's dissatisfaction with the recent election results in Georgia, where the EU had hoped for a different government formation.

Szijjártó, who was in Tbilisi accompanying Prime Minister Viktor Orban, expressed concern over the disappointment felt in Brussels and among European liberal circles, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media.

"Clearly, there was a significant disappointment because there was an expectation that if they appointed a government here, the Georgian people would eagerly elect it. However, that did not occur," he stated.

Szijjártó condemned the reluctance of certain political factions to acknowledge the election results, arguing that it undermines the Georgian people's right to determine their own future. He asserted, "Everyone in Brussels should get used to the fact that the governments of certain countries are appointed not from Brussels, not from the European Union."

The Hungarian FM accused Western politicians of hypocrisy, double standards, and bias in their assessment of the recent parliamentary elections in Georgia, where the ruling Georgian Dream party emerged victorious on October 26.

"International organizations and foreign ministers from northern and western European countries are competing to make the harshest claims about the so-called collapse of democracy. Yet, when a liberal party wins, suddenly democracy in that country is considered restored. We have seen this pattern in many European countries, and now it’s happening with Georgia as well," Szijjártó stated.

By Vafa Guliyeva