Azer Suleymanov, an MP of the Georgian parliament, says he has not left the ranks of Saakashvili’s United National Movement (UNM) party.
The statement was made by Azer Suleymanov himself on Facebook.
“I’d like to tell all my voters that I haven’t joined another party and I will continue with the United National Movement. I respect every individual’s choice,” he said.
Earlier, several leaders of UNM the party that governed Georgia from 2004-2012 announced their departure from the UNM today and their intentions to create a new political party.
One of the UNM leaders, Davit Bakradze, said there were "fundamental disagreements” within the party, which had become especially tense following the 2016 Parliamentary elections.
Following this, one of UNM’s leaders and the former mayor of Tbilisi, Gigi Ugulava, who was released from prison, said “Saakashvili no longer deserves to be the leader. He no longer radiates leadership.”
Talking about Saakashvili, Ugulava said that the creators of the party had become "the destroyer of the party”.
Looking ahead, Ugulava announced that a newly-formed political force will begin preparations for the upcoming municipal elections and will continue fighting the Georgian Dream government.
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