Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili welcomed recent unity calls by ex-President Salome Zourabichvili, though he noted her past dismissal of the idea. “Better late than never,” he remarked.

Saakashvili stressed that only united political forces and grassroots mobilization can dismantle what he calls the country’s current "provincial tyranny," which, he claims, continues to test public resistance through repression.

He urged the opposition to take a bolder stance—compiling lists of regime assets for potential seizure and sharing financial misconduct evidence with international allies, rather than fearing police or accepting fines.

Recalling his pre–Rose Revolution visit to Belgrade, Saakashvili emphasized the value of learning from Serbia’s resistance movements—then and now. “Serbia, like Georgia, faces a pro-Russian, authoritarian, corrupt regime. Their struggle offers us valuable lessons,” he said.