Former UNM leader Samadashvili appointed Lelo opposition party political secretary
Salome Samadashvili officially left the United National Movement in May 2021, making the move after personally signing the European Union-mediated agreement between the government and the opposition which ended a six-month political crisis in the country following the 2020 parliamentary elections. Photo: IPN.
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Salome Samadashvili, a former leader of the United National Movement (UNM) opposition party, will hold the post of the Political Secretary of Lelo, another opposition group.
The move sees Samadashvili switch from the position of the Deputy Chairman of the parliamentary Lelo party, with the politician raising the question of importance of breaking the “vicious circle” in the country’s political scene - polarised between the ruling Georgian Dream party and UNM, the leading opposition group.
In her comments on the matter, Samadashvili said the public should be offered a “new political perspective” on the local scene.
We [politicians] are in politics for certain values. The main value for me is our country. Lelo is a union of patriots, therefore I consider it important to continue political activities with them,” Samadashvili said.
Samadashvili officially left UNM in May 2021, making the move after personally signing the European Union-mediated agreement between the government and the opposition which ended a six-month political crisis in the country following the 2020 parliamentary elections.
Salome Samadashvili from the United National Movement opposition party, Armaz Akhvlediani and Shavla Shavgulidze who appeared in the 10th convocation of the state legislature through the European Georgia opposition party list, have joined the Lelo opposition party faction in parliament.
Opposition MPs who have signed the EU-mediated agreement with the ruling Georgian Dream party earlier this month have entered parliament earlier today.