“Any form of violence or radicalization has always been and remains unacceptable for our team. Such actions have brought nothing but risks and problems to the country,” said the member of the Gakharia – For Georgia party, Giorgi Sharashidze.

According to him, the overthrow scenarios voiced by the opposition United National Movement (UNM) party are categorically unacceptable.

“Of course, we will not join any type of overthrow or call for overthrow from the National Movement. Violence and radicalization are unacceptable for us. We plan to confront Georgian Dream only through elections and defeat them peacefully. Calls for overthrow from the National Movement are all the more unacceptable, and we will not be part of it,” said Sharashidze.

Sharashidze also commented on the recent incident near the Georgian Dream election headquarters on Melikishvili Avenue.

“The events in front of Kakha Kaladze’s headquarters are unacceptable, condemnable, and outrageous. To attack young women and girls is neither manly nor dignified nor in line with Tbilisi’s spirit. Citizens have the right to express their protest peacefully, and the authorities must tolerate it without responding with aggression. What we saw on Melikishvili Street was terrible and condemnable,” he noted.

He added that while the ruling party often accuses others of radicalism, in reality, it is Georgian Dream itself that acts as the “biggest radical.”

“If talks about overthrow benefits anyone, it is first and foremost Georgian Dream. They use such scenarios to divert attention from the regime’s degradation and to provoke youth into radical actions, which they later exploit for propaganda,” Sharashidze stated.

Chairperson of the United National Movement, Tina Bokuchava, addressed protesters during the demonstration held on Melikishvili Avenue near the Georgian Dream’s election headquarters, stating, “Melikishvili Avenue should serve as the central focus of the protest, becoming a symbol of the movement. On October 4, we should march from Melikishvili to Rustaveli Avenue.”