Girchi-More Freedom member selected for Tbilisi Vice-Mayor by four parties
Tsotne Koberidze has won Girchi-More Freedom primaries and has been nominated for Tbilisi vice mayor. Photo: Girchi-More Freedom.
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Tsotne Koberidze from the Girchi-More Freedom political party will be a joint candidate for vice Tbilisi Mayor of four political parties in the October 2 municipal elections.
The United National Movement opposition party, European Georgia, Girchi-More Freedom and Elene Khoshtaria’s Droa political movement had agreed to present joint candidates for Tbilisi mayor, head of Tbilisi City Assembly and Tbilisi vice mayor.
Nika Melia from the United National Movement has been nominated for Tbilisi mayor, Elene Khoshtaria for the head of Tbilisi City Assembly, while Girchi should have oraganised a primaries to select a candidate for Tbilisi vice mayor.
424 members of @Girchi_GE made a decision to cooperate with other parties for the upcoming local elections. @Girchi_GE will be supporting @NikaMelia5 & @Helenkhosh
— Girchi•More Freedom (@Girchi_GE) July 24, 2021
Party interests must be put aside for a while& we must be capable to fight together against @GeorgianDream41 pic.twitter.com/LPcCC8l5C5
In the primaries late yesterday Koberidze defeated a fellow member of Girchi-More Freedom Imeda Kldiashvili.
Koberidze has stated that he is ‘well-aware of the big responsibility’ and said that the October 2 elections ‘will be a very special race.’
If we do not defeat the ruling Georgian Dream (candidates) in the race it will be the end of the country,” Koberidze said.
Girchi-More Freedom, European Georgia and Droa will also nominate joint candidates for Tbilisi City Assembly in the coming hours, while the United National Movement will present individual candidates.
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