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Outgoing Georgian President Says Will Remain Leader After Leaving Presidential Residence

TBILISI, (Sputnik) - Outgoing Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said on Sunday that she would leave the presidential residence in Tbilisi after the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Mikheil Kavelashvili, but would remain with the Georgian people and fight for holding new parliamentary elections.

"Six years ago, I swore an oath on the constitution regarding the loyalty to the country and your loyalty, that is why I am here. My loyalty will not change, whether I am in the palace or out of the palace ... I am staying with you, with the people," Zourabichvili said.

The outgoing president also said that she was taking the legitimacy and the flag with her while leaving the presidential residence, adding that she would fight for holding new parliamentary elections.

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