A split in the party of Mikhail Saakashvili became public knowledge

Members of the party of ex-President of Georgia, now - Odessa leader Mikhail Saakashvili began to publicly accuse one another crushing defeat in the recent parliamentary elections, for example, has made a proposal to change the former Georgian leader at the head of the " United national movement ", reports journalist OPINION in Tbilisi.
An open letter expressed located in prison on charges of bribery and other crimes, the former Mayor of Tbilisi Giorgi Ugulava, who made the initiative " as a result of a free vote, in a competitive environment to elect a new leader of the party ".{popular}then in the media and social networks are a prominent Authorized END started to criticize one another and talk about intra-party intrigues openly. Some of them say about the fact that former NSC Secretary Giorgi Bokeria wants to remove Saakashvili from the party leadership. Part of the nationals agrees that the party and really need to be updated, since changing the head. The other camping believes that without Saakashvili's UNM is doomed. He wanted in Georgia on four articles of the criminal code the Governor of Odessa also has not remained aloof from the public debate - on the last working day of the week, he spoke With the initiative to convene the Congress to elect the new head of the political Council of the party. According to his statement, no one has the right "to usurp power" in the " United national movement ". However, he said that other party leaders can't blame him for the defeat in the elections. Saakashvili also reserves the right to form a political Council. Explaining this opposition, the 1st Vice-speaker of Parliament Manana Kobakhidze from the ruling "Georgian dream" said about the "big split" among the " nationals "." I think that Saakashvili has no need, " she said." Who not only headed the UNM, the party will always be associated With systemic violence, criminal regime", she said. The Manana Kobakhidze stressed that Saakashvili, as a citizen of Ukraine has no right to lead the party in Georgia. During the first round of elections to the Parliament of Georgia on 8 October the nationals on party lists received 27 seats in the 150-seat Parliament. In the Parliament of Georgia 77 deputies elected according to lists and 73 MP ? in single-member districts. In any majority district in the first Nor In the 2nd rounds October 30, Saakashvili's party has not received additional mandates. The "Georgian dream" - 115 mandates. Currently in Georgia to discuss candidates for the future government of Prime Minister George Kvirikashvili. A few days later will be the first session of the newly elected Parliament.


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