Teona Akubardia, an opposition MP, responds to the Mikheil Saakashvili’s Facebook status. As she said, “the elections are crucial for preventing [Bidzina] Ivanishvili from taking away the country’s European and democratic future.

“Regarding Maidan, the Georgian Dream openly declares its intention to follow the path of Yanukovych and align with the Kremlin, opposing the will of the Georgian people to join the Western family. However, Georgia is not the Rada of Ukraine, and there is no Maidanization process.

Saakashvili can express his opinion, and based on what I’ve read, he emphasizes the need for calm actions. Regardless of how the SSG and Georgian Dream spread coup scenarios or manipulate the elections, the Georgian people will prevail.

A technical government would be the best scenario before the elections, but today, this currently does not exist… The upcoming elections should lead to removing the ruling party, the Georgian Dream, from power through a democratic process. If the elections do not meet the standards of a fair and free process, other forms of responses may become necessary.

In Georgia, the United National Movement will not return as a single party, nor will Georgian Dream be able to continue governing the country as a single party, I guarantee you that”, - added Teona Akubardia.