National Movement and Strategy Builder said this week they will continue their political activities with a united composition.
The leaders of the mentioned parties – Levan Khabeishvili and Giorgi Vashadze – announced their political unification at a joint press conference held in Radisson.
Khabeishvili noted that, together with Strategy Builder, they will develop a common strategy to defeat the Russian party and Bidzina Ivanishvili.
According to Khabeishvili, a winning platform should be created on the basis of pro-Western parties.
“The National Movement is the largest European party and we, of course, made a concrete decision to create a winning platform on the basis of pro-Western parties. After specific consultations, we reached an agreement with the party, which, according to research, is also the largest among all pro-Western parties: Strategy Builder.
“With Strategy Builder, we will have a common strategy to defeat the Russian party [Georgian Dream] and Bidzina Ivanishvili. I would like to thank Strategy Builder and each member of its team. Mikheil Saakashvili’s party, a responsible party, obviously could not have done otherwise. We have taken a concrete step and will continue to fight for a free, united Georgia,” said Khabeishvili.
“Our position is clear and simple – we are not going to unite with any party, and especially with the National Movement, said Mikheil Daushvili, a member of the For Georgia party, noted after the abovementioned announcement.
He added that the statement that the formula for the defeat of the Georgian Dream is the union of National Movement and Strategy Builder does not convince him.
“Who will unite with whom and how, it’s their business. What will be productive and what counterproductive, the elections will ultimately show us. I don’t believe that this is the formula for the defeat of Georgian Dream. In general, I don’t want to go into the depths – divided, returned, then divided again, then returned again. Our decision is clear: we are not going to unite in any way,” Daushvili said.
At the same time, Daushvili responded to Eka Beselia’s statement that the former members of Georgian Dream might unite, and consultations are ongoing with Giorgi Gakharia. Daushvili states that he has no information about such consultations.
“I don’t have any information about these consultations. I don’t know which former members are planning what union. Maybe some people are talking about unions or cooperation with others, but I don’t have any information about it,” Daushvili said.
By Team GT
