Giorgi Volski: Aleko Elisashvili, this well-known political and physical acrobat, is inviting Salome Zurabishvili to participate in the elections to become Tbilisi’s mayor, but Zurabishvili has a different idea—this is a low level of political fluff

"Aleko Elisashvili, this well-known political and physical acrobat, is inviting Salome Zurabishvili to participate in the elections to become Tbilisi’s mayor. Salome Zurabishvili has a different idea—she has a charter and wants to represent a political alliance that, according to her, will lead Georgia toward Europe," said Giorgi Volski, the First Vice-Speaker of the Parliament, while commenting to journalists on Aleko Elisashvili’s statement.

According to him, "this is such a low level of political fluff that it’s difficult to conduct an in-depth analysis of it."

"Aleko Elisashvili, this well-known political and physical acrobat, is inviting Salome Zurabishvili to participate in the elections to become Tbilisi’s mayor. Salome Zurabishvili has a different idea. She has a charter and wants to represent a political alliance that, according to her, will lead Georgia toward Europe, and this path must be paved through confrontations and bloodshed. This is her idea, and the collective 'National Movement' has joined her. Aleko Elisashvili is trying to distance himself from this process and call what he preaches a normal political process, but isn’t the goal the same for everyone? Everyone has seen that none of the slogans labeled as a 'revolutionary ultimate goal' have changed. Some think they can achieve this by participating in elections, while others resort to sabotage. This is such a low level of political fluff that it’s difficult to conduct an in-depth analysis of it. The fact is that the opposition is fragmented and trying to consolidate its ranks. Neither side is giving up on the main goal. What Aleko Elisashvili said and what Salome Zurabishvili responded are minor squabbles within the larger scenario that has been unfolding before our eyes for a long time. There are certain internal exchanges, but they change nothing," Giorgi Volski stated.

For reference, Aleko Elisashvili, a member of "Lelo - Strong Georgia," stated on "TV Pirveli" that in the local self-government elections, "they should compete in the six major cities, while in the others, they should boycott and nominate joint candidates."

As Elisashvili noted, the leader in Tbilisi should be the fifth President, Salome Zurabishvili.