Levan Sanikidze: It is better for the parties not to enter elections than to enter and sign of being Ivanishvili's systemic opposition

If the Georgian people do not compromise, if prisoners of conscience do not compromise, then those people who claim to be the leaders of this people should not compromise with Ivanishvili and should not pay tribute to Tsulukiani, either, said Levan Sanikidze, a member of the National Movement.

As he explains, he values ​​more those people who did not pay the bail imposed for not appearing before the temporary parliamentary investigation commission.

“I have a well-established position that I do not belittle the decision of those who paid and I do not question their actions, but I highly value those who did not pay, because I believe that the time for compromising with Ivanishvili ended long ago. If the Georgian people do not compromise, if prisoners of conscience do not compromise, then those people who claim to be the leader of this people should not compromise with Ivanishvili and should not pay tribute to Tsulukiani,” Sanikidze said.

He also spoke about the upcoming local elections and stated that their party is not even considering participating in them.

"We have a position that is not even subject to revision in this situation, it is foolish to even think about it. If new parliamentary elections are not held in this country, if the Central Election Commission is not changed, and if political prisoners remain in prison and their number increases, we will not even consider even thinking about entering the local elections, because under the current conditions we cannot even call this an election. As for the other opposition parties, no one is going to twist their hands, but we will participate in shaping political opinion, because I think that the public opinion. Those parties that are now hesitating about whether to enter or not elections have earned the anger of society. It is better for their own parties not to enter and to maintain the electorate they have, than to enter and sign of being Ivanishvili's systemic opposition," Sanikidze said.