Archil Talakvadze: Now a new political union is being formed - "National Movement 2" and Mikheil Saakashvili is also trying to somehow take his place in this second wagon, but it will be very difficult

Now a new political union is being formed - "National Movement 2" and Mikheil Saakashvili is also trying to somehow take his place in this second wagon, but it will be very difficult, especially with such ridiculous statements, - said Archil Talakvadze, deputy speaker of "Georgian Dream."

According to him, Mikheil Saakashvili needs self-aggrandizing efforts to stay in the center of media attention.

"He needs these types of statements and self-aggrandizing efforts to stay on the surface of the media. He will not achieve any other goal, because his teammates saw that he is not a leader. He failed the leadership test," Talakvadze said.

According to him, the members of Saakashvili's entourage are still paying millions in lobbying campaigns.

As for the issue of pardon - as Talakvadze points out, whether Salome Zurabishvili will pardon Mikheil Saakashvili or not depends on the scenario on which the collective "National Movement" lobby group will be formed.

According to his own assessment, pardoning Saakashvili will be a great political disaster for Zurabishvili.

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