Zourabichvili verwies auf die von ihr verwendete Formulierung „armenisches Karussell“.

>The president of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, in an interview with Public Television, clarified her words about the recent Georgian parliamentary election being rigged. At that time, in an interview with AP, she announced the use of the “Armenian carousel,” which caused a scandal, reports Ekho Kavkaza.

>”I want to say to Armenians by nationality [i.e. the citizens of Georgia] and Armenians [in neighboring country Armenia], where Russian propaganda is also active: there was no ethnic connotation in that [phrase] ‘Armenian carousel,’” Zourabichvili noted.

>According to the president of Georgia, she had heard that “term” for the first time when she had returned to Georgia during the reign of former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze. According to her, the same method of falsification was used also during the reign of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.

>”If I’m not mistaken, in Armenia they call it the ‘Georgian carousel.’ There is no ethnicity in it at all,” Salome Zourabichvili added.

1. Th interview was given to the *Georgian* Public Television. Someone tell Armenian reporters we shouldn’t be inferring this.

2. Someone tell this joke of a politician that nobody calls it “Georgian carousel” in Armenia.

>there was no ethnic connotation in that [phrase] ‘Armenian carousel,’” Zourabichvili noted.

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>**Armenian** carousel

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>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenians)

>Armenians (Armenian: հայեր, romanized: hayer, [hɑˈjɛɾ]) are an **ethnic** group

My God can she just stop talking about this? LIke, yeah, we get it, you don’t get it, just stop.

What a moron

To me, it’s like saying ‘Russian roulette.’ The reality is that these tactics have been used in Armenia, but calling it an ‘Armenian carousel’ suggests these practices are unique to Armenia. In truth, we all know they’re just the same dirty tactics seen across Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet space, largely originating from Russia.

What really crossed the line for me, though, are her recent Facebook posts claiming Lori is some longlost Georgian territory. That’s absolutely unacceptable especially coming from the President of the country. An MP can say whatever they want, but when it’s the president or any other high ranking official making these claims, they could easily be interpreted as a declaration of war especially if the political climate between Armenia and Georgia soured.