“I of course remain in the United National Movement, and I will fight to the end! Georgia will win,” the chairperson of the United National Movement, Tina Bokuchava, wrote on social media.

Bokuchava says that following yesterday’s briefing, she found it necessary to once again clarify her position on remaining in the party.

“Due to calls from journalists, I considered it necessary to clearly clarify once again what I said at the end of yesterday’s briefing: of course I remain in the United National Movement, and of course I will fight to the end! Georgia will win,” she wrote.

For context, Georgia’s third president, imprisoned Mikheil Saakashvili, stated that his candidate for the position of chairperson of the United National Movement is TV host Nanuka Zhorzholiani.

According to Saakashvili, the party “not only needs revitalization but must be brought into better shape than it was in 2003.” In response, current chairperson Tina Bokuchava said that Saakashvili’s Facebook post was “unexpected.”

She added that it is “extremely regrettable” and believes that “it is precisely such impulsive and inconsistent decisions that have led us to where we are today.”