Mikheil Saakashvili announces return to Georgia - assessments of the opposition

Mikheil Saakashvili announces his return to his homeland. Part of the opposition says that the third president of Georgia is a strong political figure and the decision on where and how to continue his political career should be made by Saakashvili himself. Others believe that the ex-president's address will return Bidzina Ivanishvili's election rhetoric to the old framework.

Bidzina Ivanishvili knows very well what an important role he can play in defeating the Ivanishvili regime. Mikheil Saakashvili is a political refugee today and we should not give this situation an opportunity to implement Ivanishvili's plan and exclude him from the political process. On the contrary, I think Saakashvili should play an important role. "What will be his role, he will probably tell the public in the near future," said Salome Samadashvili, a member of the United National Movement.

Labor Party leader Shalva Natelashvili has a different view. According to him, Saakashvili is a part of the past. Nevertheless, if the third president of the country helps to change the regime of Bidzina Ivanishvili, according to Natelashvili, they will not oppose it.

He is the ruler of the past. Therefore, the main emphasis today is on overthrowing the oligarchic monster ... If Saakashvili contributes to this process, we will not hinder it, - Natelashvili explains.

Levan Tarkhnishvili, a member of the political council of European Georgia, believes that it is important to form a European coalition against the oligarchy and not the issue of the participation of specific individuals.

We must defeat Bidzina Ivanishvili through joint efforts, then create a joint European coalition and end the one-man rule. This is important, and not the involvement of individuals in the process, ”he said.