Elections in Georgia cannot be financed with foreign money, it will not be possible for foreign money to be included in the Georgian election campaign in such a direct and rude manner. Such a statement made today the Prime Minister of Georgia.

Irakli Kobakhidze was asked a question about Levan Tsutskiridze [he didn’t leave the NGO, founded a political organization and joined “Lelo” before the elections].

“This organization does not have a lot of resources, but the fact that foreign money is used to directly finance election processes in Georgia is wrong in principle. This is foreign interference in election processes, which contradicts the principle of state sovereignty and universally recognized election principle. Elections in Georgia cannot be financed with foreign money.

You also know that authoritarianism festivals were funded by this organization with Danish funding, which is also a disturbing development. It will not be possible for foreign money to be involved in the Georgian election campaign in such a direct and rude manner. This is incorrect. I hope that all this will be reflected in the relevant observational reports”, - said Irakli Kobakhidze.