Our reaction will be based on a realistic analysis.

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We don't want to give the authorities any excuse for violence.

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We live in a regime built on force and lies. In essence, it's the same here as in Uzbekistan, except the government here is better at presenting itself to the outside world.

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[Western companies] have invested billions of dollars, so of course they are interested in stability. But I think the international community has also understood that democracy is not only a slogan, but a guarantee of security and stability.

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We want the election to be canceled and a new vote to be held.

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What we have is a criminal authoritarian regime, and they do not even think of the possibility of passing power to the people.

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We have learned many important lessons from our Georgian colleagues and our Ukrainian colleagues. We are studying very closely their method for coming to power peacefully, and trying to follow their example.

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