Nika Melia - I didn't expect that Salome Zurabishvili would not leave the palace. Who needs the palace, and for what? Tomorrow, that "football player" will enter, not a footballer.

This was stated by Nika Melia, one of the leaders of the "Coalition for Change," in an interview with "InterpressNews."

He is confident that new elections will be held in Georgia very soon.

"Kavelashvili will temporarily have to stay. I am sure that very soon, elections will be held in this country. As a result of the elections, a new, legitimate parliament will be formed, and a new president will be elected. I think everyone is already witnessing the very deep political crisis in the country. Therefore, new elections must be called very quickly, and no one will stop working toward this direction. Mrs. Zurabishvili's role in this process is very important. Even more important is the role of every person here, and all of this has already yielded results—the entire democratic world stands with the Georgian society, the people. The Georgian people have appreciated Mrs. Zurabishvili's firm and correct position over the last 2 years. Before that, as you know, we had many grievances, which I think were very fair. What life is and what surprises it doesn't prepare for you. Six years ago, when her inauguration was to be held in Telavi, thousands of us were going to stop it. We thought she was not the president elected by fair elections, and I still believe the elections were rigged. For many years, there was a disconnect between her and a large part of Georgian society, but in the last 2 years, when the Georgian society faced an existential problem, she stood with the Georgian people, and because of this position, the Georgian people loved Mrs. Zurabishvili and stand by her in every way. It seems that very soon, the democratic world will also officially recognize her as the sole legitimate representative in Georgia," said Melia.

Additionally, Nika Melia noted that Mikheil Kavelashvili's presidency is temporary.

"Besides the fact that Ivanishvili openly decided to change the foreign policy course, he had been building an anti-political system for years, which means that the parliament should be uniform, political parties should be transformed into money machines, only trumpets, and everyone in this country should be obedient. They chose a 'football player,' not a footballer. I deliberately want to emphasize this, the position in which Ivanishvili is putting Georgian society after Kavelashvili's presidency. But thank God, this is a temporary situation. This is Ivanishvili's notary office, which he himself attended. Whatever decision the notary office makes, the Georgian people are not interested. The people are interested in the truth and fighting for freedom, dignity," said Melia.