"We will not tolerate moral preaching from Levan Gogichaishvili. Before he says anything about the United National Movement, he should wash his mouth out thoroughly," – said Ana Tsitlidze, one of the leaders of the United National Movement, in response to the statement by For Georgia party member Levan Gogichaishvili, who supported Lelo – Strong Georgia’s decision to participate in the local elections and said he didn’t care about the UNM’s opinion.

According to Tsitlidze, Gogichaishvili was never a political prisoner and obtained that status under Georgian Dream in exchange for a bribe.

“I listened to Gakharia’s representative, Gogichaishvili, and he talks far too much about the United National Movement. I want to tell him this: before speaking about the United National Movement, he should wash his mouth thoroughly.

For a long time, we took personal relationships into account, but let’s be clear — Levan Gogichaishvili was never a political prisoner. He was arrested under the UNM government for stabbing someone — jailed for attempted murder and assault.

So now that he’s sitting here and insulting everyone, we will not accept moral lectures from him. Let him remember — before saying anything about the UNM, wash his mouth out.

And as for how he managed to gain the status of political prisoner under Georgian Dream in exchange for a bribe — we know very well how that happened, and we can tell that story too,” – said Ana Tsitlidze.

For context, Levan Gogichaishvili, a member of the For Georgia party, stated that he supports Lelo – Strong Georgia’s decision to participate in the local self-government elections and that he is not interested in the United National Movement’s opinion on the matter.

"The statement released yesterday, which people jumped on like fools — Kavelashvili is not the one calling elections, it’s a constitutional process.

And now they wave Zarkua in front of me — who used to be a ‘UNM guy’ — and now Bidzina’s ‘UNM guy’ is trying to change my mind? What does it matter if he’s Misha’s ‘UNM’ or someone else’s?

I don’t care about the UNM’s opinion. Their attitude toward Lelo already showed how collegial and respectful they are,” – Gogichaishvili told TV Pirveli.