“Signing this Charter was a form of political compromise for us, particularly regarding the technical, caretaker government. We allowed this compromise as a means to prevent the formation of a government led solely by the United National Movement (UNM) – a matter of principle and a red line for us,” stated Natia Mezvrishvili, a member of the For Georgia party.

Mezvrishvili explained that this was the primary reason for their compromise on the technical government issue.

“We fully agree with the reform aspects. Regarding early parliamentary elections, our position – which is known to all – is that we disagree with this proposal. When we signed the Charter, the President was aware of our stance on all three points, and these positions have not changed.

The current process revolves around the Charter, and we, of course, remain part of this process. Everything else is secondary to us, except for one crucial issue: regardless of the composition the President nominates – be it the Prime Minister candidate or the government lineup, whenever and however she does it – the key point is that it must not be a UNM government. Once specific names are announced if they are, we will then state our position,” Mezvrishvili elaborated.

“The configurations of where each party stands and how they approach the elections are clear. Decisions should not be made at a time that could confuse political parties. With 12 days left until the elections, we should be spending every hour and minute with the voters and focusing on protecting the electoral process. If the President decides that nominations should be made before the elections and believes this won’t interfere with the process, then fine, let her make the nominations, and we’ll state our position afterwards,” she concluded.