When using the term deoligarchization, Georgia is being insulted

The Chairman of the Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili responded to the address of the Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili and said that the statement was "important and timely".

In addition, Papuashvili said that by using the word de-oligarchization, Georgia is being attacked, and to say that the country is ruled by an oligarch is an insult to Georgian democracy.

Papuashvili could not recall Ivanishvili's influence on Georgian politics either:

"A few days ago, we heard an explanation, including from the EU ambassador in Georgia, that the term deoligarchization generally means control and reduction of the influence of people with certain abilities to influence the economy, politics and other spheres of public life. This does not mean strengthening of individuals, but primarily institutions. The mentioned issue was included in the priorities of all three countries [Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova] and it is not specifically about any country or person. Nevertheless, yesterday I heard the statement of one of the Members of European Parliament and Bidzina Ivanishvili was again directly targeted.

There is a distortion of the idea that the European Union put in the text and it is being used for internal political purposes. The second emphasis, which was also important in the Prime Minister's address, is that when talking about deoligarchization, it has a second, more serious aspect - in fact, whoever says that Bidzina Ivanishvili is an oligarch, he says that the Government of Georgia is actually run by another person. This is a direct insult to Georgian democracy. The Government elected by the people of Georgia governs this country, and to say that in fact the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Parliament or Members of Parliament do not make decisions and that these decisions are made elsewhere, is an insult to Georgian democracy. This needs a response, because you cannot insult people's choices so blatantly”, said Papuashvili.