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Mktvartvelo: Liberal Democratic Party discusses road to power
Orivegza Mgaloblishvili, parliamentary spokesperson of the Liberal Democratic Party, has expressed his criticism of the first days of Prime Minister Brdzeni Kvirkvelia's new cabinet. "In recent months, the Prime Minister and his team appeared to us with an aura of independence and moderation", Mgaloblishvili declared, "but such pretension seems to be gone right now". In his brief declaration to the media, Mglaloblishvili also addressed the latest controversy. "Yes, it is the role of the authorities to enforce the law", he declared. "However, I feel this situation, partly a misunderstanding, could be addressed better with a better diplomatic effort. I would have addressed the situation in a different way, even if I admit that conflict of interests are sometimes difficult to deal".
Orivegza Mgaloblishvili met with the Liberal Democratic parliamentary group, as well as the twenty-one LDP-aligned non-permanent members of the Council of State, for second time this week. During the gathering, which was held at close doors in the newly inaugurated headquarters of the center-left political party, they discussed the recent results in the last legislative election. While the Liberal Democratic Party was the second most voted political party, only behind the National Renovation coalition, and increased their lead as the largest parliamentary group in the National Assembly, they obtained a poor result in the main urban areas, where the National Renovation and the Radical Democratic Party attracted more voters.
Mglaloblishvili, who received the support of 88 of the Liberal Democratic Party parliamentary representatives to become the speaker of the Liberal Democratic Party parliamentary group, offered his view of the situation. "We have become the only alternative to the current government, and we need to prove ourselves as such to the voters now", Mglaloblishvili had declared to his colleagues according to a source, the Tsin newspaper reported. Mglaloblishvili had declared that it was their turn to become in the loyal opposition to Prime Minister Kvirkvelia and prepare their road to power by way of obtaining a larger majority in a year.
In such 1-year plan to the national government, a majority of the Liberal Democratic Party seems convinced that it is time to prove their competence from the opposition while building bridges with other parliamentary groups. "We need to avoid the temptation of being too strident or impatient, the government will not be gained through the streets or with provocations", he argued according to another source. "Our time will arrive not between halls but through the main gardens", a close associate to the Liberal Democratic Party speaker would have agreed. Addressing the media after the meeting, Mglaloblishvili added that his parliamentary group will be ready to offer constructive dialogue and cooperation to the national government in important issues.
Only time will tell if such it is the opposition that the people of Mktvartvelo's awaits and demands.