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If President Zourabichvili declared as UNM leader, it will be “announcement of second front” in Georgia - PM

The PM alleged Zourabichvili was “already a representative” of the UNM party and her leading the party would be “good for our [the ruling Georgian Dream party] election [upcoming parliamentary] results”. Photo via Government Administration

Agenda.ge, 16 May 2024 - 23:23, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Thursday claimed that in case President Salome Zourabichvili “decides to lead the United National Movement party”, this “will be the announcement of opening a second front” in Georgia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

The main goal of this force [radical opposition - UNM] will be the opening of the front [here]. The UNM party has been fighting for so long, more than two years, to somehow cause unrest in this country, to open a second front”, Kobakhidze said in his comments to the media.

The PM alleged Zourabichvili was “already a representative” of the UNM party and her leading the party would be “good for our [the ruling Georgian Dream party] election [upcoming parliamentary] results”.

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