Overall opinion: Saakashvili made a shameful show on TV

The Georgian president's appearance on TV answering the questions of people on January 23 caused opposition to be sharply critical. One of the Republican Party leaders Levan Berdzenisihivili gave the following evaluation - "a shameful show".

Berdzenishvili in his interview with Kavkasia TV was quite free-tongued choosing expressions. He said the president "had medical problems" and worked himself completely out in his position. He also is "number one candidate to the international tribunal after the August war". Then the Republican scolded Saakashvili for keen criticism of Russian leaders - "now it is not in the interests of Georgia".

David Gamkrelidze, the leader of "New Rights" speaks about the necessity to "protest lies, farce and deceit that Mikheil Saakashvili is trying to impose on the Georgian society...Saakashvili must resign before people make him do it by force".

The laborists are going to initiate a campaign entitled "Traitors to pillory!" Georgi Gugava, the party's ideological secretary, stated that "we will go around all Georgia and publish the names of Georgians the traitors that sell our motherland for the sake of Saakashvili's regime extension and preservation of their seats, - nregion.com is quoting. - These are initially members of the Civil Union and now humble slaves to the president".

Those who are more frequently than the others believed to succeed the president not only mention Saakashvili's words live on TV but use them as a newsbreak for new accusations.

According to Nino Burdzhanadze the quality of democracy in the country is beneath any criticism which is openly acknowledged by international organizations, she says. The president's statements on democracy "have a goal to deceive the society so that he could preserve power for as long as possible".

"I believe, - Burdzhanadze is quoted by ITAR-TASS, - that President Saakashvili's policy has brought the country down into crisis the overcoming of which I see in calling early elections of the head of the state". Then she immediately promised to lead her supporter to the streets for mass protest actions.

And during "Palitra" radio broadcast the ex Speaker stated she was thinking of writing memoirs. Then, she believes, President Saakashvili will surely be out of humor. "I have a lot to say but I'm restraining myself because of the society and my respect for the presidential institution ... Though Saakashvili had better not induce me to that".

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