Realists and Dreamers of the Opposition

If Irakly Alasania speaks of changes in the authorities' mood and of a possibility of «real dialog», the «National Forum» that is going to enter the alliance in the near future is urging to create «common headquarters» and start an act of rebellion.

This was declared by one of the forum leaders Gubaz Sanikidze. According to him, it is the headquarters that must resolve all issues arising during the protest events, informs GHN.

Sanikidze has also asked his opposition colleagues to work more actively with the regions. «This government has stuck in the gizzard of not only Tbilisi but of the whole Georgia, and we must start organizing a general act of rebellion», he said. The oppositionist is sure that soon great events will start happening. «One big action is better than ten senseless ones», emphasized Sanikidze.

Despite obvious dissimilarity in some matters, oppositionists do not lose their hope for unification. According to the Georgian radio station Kommersant, Alasania said that agreement on his party continuing its activity in coordination with other alliance members has almost been reached. At the same time Alasania hopes to see the representative of the Parliament minority Giya Tsagareishvili in his party. However, he says that so far no consultations are held on this issue. One of the ways out of the crisis, noted Alasania, is to reach an agreement between the government and the opposition, however morbid this process could be.

«First of all we are speaking of creating a normal election environment. Second: we need editorial liberty of all mass media, in the first place of «Obshchestvenny Veshchatel». Third and most important: dissociation of law enforcement bodies from politics-related and election processes. A civil mechanism of control over force structures must be developed. According to Alasania, Levan Gachechiladze and the «National Forum» are ready for the dialog. Other forces «must make a decision and define their position themselves».

However, Nino Burdjanadze, who, according to some foreign experts, is also one of the main competitors of Saakashvili and is acceptable both for Moscow and Washington, has just left for a transatlantic visit. She has the reputation of a radical and denies any dialog with the authorities.

So three months later than the political confrontation the situation in the political arena of Georgia is as vague as in early April.

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Irina Ptashkovskaya