Davit Bakradze Was Asked Awkward Questions In Warsaw

“I am a politician and of course, I want our party to win elections. I will be glad if I continue my activities,” Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Davit Bakradze replied to the question – whether he intended to be candidate for the next presidential elections - asked in Warsaw.

Conference “Democracy, Welfare and Stronger Civil Society” was held in Warsaw in the framework of the Eastern Partnership Summit.

The final session of the conference was led by EU Commissioner Stefan Fule, Chair of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek and Davit Bakradze.

Special correspondent of the Interpresnews reported from Warsaw that during the session journalist for the Georgian newspaper Resonance Eliso Chapidze asked Barkadze whether he was going to be next president of Georgia and whether the President Saakashvili really wanted to occupy position of a Prime Minister.

Davit Bakradze noted that he could neither deny nor confirm the information. “It will be unnatural if I claim that I am not thinking about my future career. However, the reply to this question is very theoretical. It will depend on the Georgian population. I will be happy if our political party will win the next 2012 elections and if I will continue my activities. According to the new amendments to the Constitution, prime-minister shall represent the winning party; as well as the president,” said Davit Bakradze.

The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament had to answer another question during the session. Lawyer of the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association Tamar Khidasheli reminded Bakradze, in presence of the Chair of European Parliament, of the dispersal of the protest demonstrations of May 26 and dispersal of recent protest rallies of the Trade Union; and asked whether the government of Georgia intended to implement real reforms in compliance with the new recommendations of the EU.

“We do have problems; we are a young democratic country on its transitional period. We have to change much in our country. We had some achievements, but we also faced failures. The more you do the more mistakes you make. We lead open discussion with the EU in regard with political dialogue and freedom, as well as reforms in the judiciary system,” said the Speaker of the Georgian parliament.

Interpresnews