Protest movement leader Burculadze urges supporters to gather on Rustaveli Avenue

Paata Burculadze, leader of the Rustaveli Avenue movement, has called on supporters to gather on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi on Saturday, expressing confidence that citizens will achieve their goals.

“I expect, and they are already coming, victorious people to Rustaveli Avenue. We must come here as winners, and with this belief, everything will be resolved quickly because everything is in our hands. We are united, and we have faith - our homeland stands behind us,” Burculadze said.

The announcement comes ahead of a large-scale rally planned in Tbilisi on 4 October, coinciding with local self-government elections.