Former member of Tbilisi City Assembly Elisashvili establishes civil movement

Former independent member of Tbilisi City Assembly and runner-up in the Tbilisi mayoral race of 2017 Aleksandre (Aleko) Elisashvili has established a civil movement today to replace current political forces in the future.

Elisashvili says that that the country is damaged by the mutual attacks of the country’s two strongest political parties, referring to the ruling Georgian Dream party and the United National Movement opposition.

The parties are so engaged in confrontations with each other that they completely forget about the country,” Elisashvili said.

He stated that he is in the process of creating a team whose members will meet two criteria: high qualifications and honesty.

[We will have a team], no matter whether [its members] are known to the public or not...it is not excluded that the movement to turn into a political unity in the future,” Elisashvili said.

He stated that the aim of his intention is to create a less tense environment and worthy  living conditions for the people of the country.

Education, healthcare and urban development will be the priority directions for the movement,” Elisashvili said.

Elisashvili, who did not represent any political party, was able to receive more votes in the mayoral race than his opponents from the United National Movement and the European Georgia opposition parties.

He was defeated by the ruling party candidate Kakha Kaladze in the race.