"There will be no election this year when we just have to count the votes" said Nika Melia, the UNM's Tbilisi mayoral candidate in Poti, where the opposition's sole mayoral candidate, Gigi Ugulava, was nominated.
"It can no longer be a party struggle, nor can it be a struggle where results must be won by any single opposition candidate in any city, district or village. This is a crucial battle where we have to send the Georgian Dream at home and leave Bidzina Ivanishvili at home. Yes, let's leave Bidzina Ivanishvili at home, we can not let him go home, because this person is comfortable at home and runs the state which he has seized from home. Many have grown used to this man mockingly ruling his siezed nation from the comforts of his own home. If not October 2, when are we going to take back our nation from the usurper?