“There was an electoral revolution in Georgia on October 30 – people defeated authoritarianism at the ballot box. Now we have a post-election revolution ahead, which will determine the results of the election revolution!” ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili wrote on Facebook on Tuesday.

At the same time, in yet another letter sent from Rustavi prison, jailed ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili wrote the politicians need to keep their MP mandates to visit him in prison. Saakashvili praised the parliament boycott by the Lelo party and tagged his supporters’ intention to quit the parliament as a patriotic move. However, according to Saakashvili, the opposition must be present at the parliament to make the constitutional changes.

“After solving the tactical tasks, we will all quit the mandates and exchange them with the mandates of the new, democratic and coalition parliament, which will definitely defend our citizens’ interests. Georgian people have already convincingly defeated Ivanishvili. We must legitimize this victory, and that is why it is necessary to take tactically correct and morally right steps,” Saakashvili said.

Ex-president said the urge for mass street protests and no pessimism still stands. Saakashvili wished quick release to join this struggle fully.

Khatia Dekanoidze, a member of the UNM party, shares Saakashvili’s viewpoint on keeping the MP mandates, saying the government wants to cut off all communication channels between the ex-president and his supporters.

“Bidzina Ivanishvili wants Saakashvili to be in full isolation. We have to use all mechanisms against the regime,” Dekanoidze stated, adding Ivanishvili’s regime deprived Saakashvili of his right to civic hospitalization.

Khatia Dekanoidze believes the ex-president could be released if Georgian society and the international community put “serious pressure”. However, Saakashvili’s stance is no longer an issue for the ruling party.

Chairman of the GD faction Mamuka Mdinaradze said Saakashvili’s statements are no longer engaging. Society demands the government to work and implement more reforms. “Saakashvili should be left in the past. We must not follow his agenda,” Mdinaradze claimed.

Law enforcers arrested Mikheil Saakashvili in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on October 1 and sent him to N12 Rustavi prison. Ex-president has been on a hunger strike since the very first day of his arrest.