Opposition names political reason for Salome Zourabichvili"s two-day silence. According to their assertions, the government-backed candidate had two choices - to withdraw her candidacy, or be defeated in the second round. The leaders of the Georgian Dream are assessing the situation differently. According to their assessment, Salome Zourabichvili"s yesterday speech delivered to the public with accurate messages was the choice between violence and freedom.

"It was a very good message and a very precise emotion, we will together to win in the second round, this is a very clear choice between violence and freedom," Eka Beselia says.

Zaal Udumashvili, a member of the National Movement states that the United Opposition is entering the fight which Zourabichvili has chosen and explains that the candidate supported by the Georgian Dream will be defeated in the second round.

In "European Georgia" state that the authorities did not expect this result
in the first round and it was hard for them. As for the second round, Gigi Tsereteli says that this will be a hard fight and calls on the voters to maintain the first round victory.