I am no longer going to consult the team, and GD members know this very well. Such a statement Bidzina Ivanishvili made in the interview to the Georgian Public Broadcaster.

“We held several councils in the party. I had talked about leaving to party members for months. I warned them that I do not break my word, I will publicly say that all consultations on political issues would be stopped. The relations with the team would continue, but not on political issues.

When I remembered 2011, I meant that I was terminating my publicity. It would probably be the last interview with you. Several foreign media outlets asked for the comments after yesterday’s announcement, and I may do it tomorrow or the next day and then return to my life, which I really liked and still like today. I will not support the Georgian Dream either. My maximum civic activity will be to come to the polls and vote. No more interviews, public announcements, no calls to any of the team members, no remarks on what is not done well or failed, I have repeated this several times to the team. I told them not to wait for my observations, not to call me for consultations. Here is the difference between what was before and what is today. As I used to say and do, I assure the society today that I will do as I say…

They should filter out each other’s opinions. They should sit down in all critical situations and should not avoid opposing each other. Therefore, there will be fewer mistakes. I think the team is friendly, but there is also suspicion and fear they may start sorting out relations with each other. It will be difficult for the team. It is one of the dangers, but they can also make perfect sense without me. In recent months, I have been dealing only with critical situations. The head of the government, the elected ministers, managed the government perfectly”, - said Bidzina Ivanishvili.