Bidzina Ivanishvili, the Former Prime Minister and Chairman of the ruling party hopes that a candidate, backed by the party will win elections in the first round, although he does not rule out the second round.

During a two and a half hour interview he called on the supporters of "Georgian Dream" to vote for Salome Zurabishvili for several times. Bidzina Ivanishvili says that their candidate"s victory is inevitable and calls on the teammates with different opinions to stop hesitation and respect the party"s position.