\u201cLeave the microphone and then go,\u201d Kakha Kaladze, the Georgian Dream mayoral candidate, told UNM leader Nika Melia while the latter was leaving the live debates in protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
UNM\u2019s mayoral candidate Melia said he did not want to partake in the debates with Kakha Kaladze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI respect the voters of all parties, but I am not going to be in one space with a violent, corrupt man who runs criminals,\u201d Melia stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On September 21, 2021, GPB First Channel hosted debates among all the Tbilisi mayoral candidates, including Tamar Kekenadze \u2013 Third Force- Strategy Aghmashenebeli #1; Giorgi Lomia \u2013 David Tarkhan-Mouravi, Irma Inashvili \u2013 Alliance of Patriots of Georgia #8; Ana Bibilashvili \u2013 Lelo #9; Mikheil Kumsishvili \u2013 Shalva Natelashvili \u2013 Georgian Labor Party #10; Giorgi Kutateladze \u2013 Georgia #13; Teimuraz Bobokhidze \u2013 Mamuli #15; Giorgi Laghidze \u2013 Giorgi Laghidze \u2013 Future Georgia #20; Arnize Richard Ogbunuju \u2013 Our United Georgia #23; Giorgi Gakharia \u2013 Gakharia \u2013 for Georgia #25; Ketevan Nakashidze \u2013 Mamuka Tuskadze \u2013 For Social Justice #29; Evgeni Ghviniashvili \u2013 Socialist Workers\u2019 Party #30; Zaza Khatiashvili \u2013 Free Georgia (Zaza Khatiashvili, Kakha Kukava, Grigol Jojua) #37; Kakha Kaladze \u2013 Georgian Dream \u2013 Democratic Georgia #41; Ana Dolidze \u2013 Ana Dolidze \u2013 For People 48; Giorgi Gachechiladze \u2013 Gachechiladze \u2013 Green Party #50. Nikanor Melia from the United National Movement, # 5, also took part in the debates but left after a one-minute of introduction speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The local elections are scheduled for October 2, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"