Leader of the National Movement Mikheil Saakashvili said today the new Parliament would never express the will of the population, since the results of the November 2 parliamentary elections were rigged.
“The results of the parliamentary elections were written in Shevardnadze’s office. They [the authorities] promised me to increase percentage rate of the National Movement in exchange of my silence. The results are illegal. This Parliament cannot express the will of the population. This is nothing more but usurpation of power,” Saakashvili said at the news briefing on November 20.
He accused the authorities and President Shevardnadze of dictatorship and called on the population to consolidate to defend their dignity.
“President Shevardnadze became Dictator Shevardnadze We witness all the signs of dictatorship, repressions, ballot fraud and use of force against people,” Saakashvili said.
“Until I am alive, I will struggle against dictatorship in the country. Georgia will never live under conditions of dictatorship,” Saakashvili said, adding that the opposition does not intend to use force against Shevardnadze or other members of the authorities.
He said the opposition intends to stage a march on the capital Tbilisi from different regions of Georgia to demand Shevardnadze’s resignation.