Three Opposition Parties Call for Saakashvili’s Resignation

A group of three opposition parties has called on the rest of the opposition groups to join forces and launch protest rallies to demand President Saakashvili’s resignation.

The Conservative Party, the Movement for United Georgia and the Party of People, joined by an individual opposition politician Levan Gachechiladze, a former presidential candidate, issued a statement on January 13, saying that free and fair early parliamentary elections would be impossible under Saakashvili’s presidency.

“Therefore, the only solution is to achieve Saakashvili’s resignation through protest rallies and hold free elections afterwards,” the statement reads.

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