BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 27
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Air traffic between Russia and Georgia can be restored in the first half of 2020, Trend reports with reference to Russian newspaper Izvestia.
Direct flights between Georgia and Russia have been suspended since July 8 this year. Russian President Vladimir Putin made such a decision against the backdrop of anti-Russian actions in Tbilisi.
Reportedly, the resumption of flights between the countries could happen before the New Year, but this was prevented by the political crisis in Georgia, accompanied by mass protests.
The wave of mass protests in Tbilisi began after the failure of the parliamentary vote on November 14 regarding the holding of parliamentary elections in the country in 2020. As reported, the parliament failed to approve the transition from a mixed to proportional parliamentary election system since 2020. It was necessary to amend the Georgian constitution, which required the support of 113 out of 150 deputies; however, during the vote, only 101 deputies supported the changes. Most of the deputies who abstained from the voting represented the ruling party, "Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia."
Demonstrators demand early parliamentary elections on a proportional system; the resignation of the current government and its replacement by the interim government; and renewal of the composition of Central Election Commission.
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