Political party Lelo has nominated former MP of the ruling Georgian Dream party Levan Koberidze in Vake constituency of Tbilisi which was a surprise for Elene Khoshtaria – the joint opposition candidate in the constituency in the October parliamentary elections. 

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It was a surprise for me. However, the step will not shade my attitude to Lelo as I think that Lelo’s success is important for the opposition bloc and future diversity in governance,” Khoshtaria wrote on her Facebook

Lelo, which was founded by co-founders of TBC Bank Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze, says that only Koberidze is capable of defeating the ruling party candidate in the constituency. The party has nominated 25 of 30 majoritarian candidates. 

The candidates are as follows:  

Tbilisi

Vake - Levan Koberidze.
Mtatsminda-Krtsanisi - Saba Buadze. 
Saburtalo - Badri Japaridze. 
Isani - Lana Galdava. 
Samgori - Pikria Chikhradze. 
Didube-Chugureti - Levan Samushia.
Nadzaladevi - Nikoloz Cherkezishvili. 
Gldani - Gigla Mikautadze. 

Regions 

Kutaisi - Ana Natsvlishvili. 
Batumi - Irakli Kupradze. 
Rustavi-Gardabani - Grigol Gegelia. 
Khashuri-Kareli - Kakha Kozhoridze.
Samtredia - Tskaltubo - Vani - Khoni - Tornike Artmeladze.
Sachkhere - Chiatura - Kharagauli - Ani Mirotadze.
Gurjaani - Sagarejo - Dedoplistskaro - Signagi - Eka Kvlividze. 
Mtskheta - Dusheti - Tianeti - Kazbegi - Soso Vakhtangashvili. 
Marneuli - Gardabani - Murad Muradov. 
Gori - Kaspi - Papuna Koberidze. 
Ambrolauri - Oni - Lentekhi - Mestia - Soso Liparteliani. 
Tkibuli - Terjola - Zestafoni - Bagdati - Ana Bibilashvili. 
Ozurgeti - Lanchkhuti - Chokhatauri - Giorgi Sioridze. 
Poti - Khobi - Senaki - Giorgi Baramia.
Zugdidi - Aleksandre Akhvlediani.
Kobuleti - Paata Tsivadze. 
Khelvachauri - Keda - Shuakhevi - Khulo - Jambul Khozrevanidze. 
The elections in the autumn will be held in a different manner, with 120 MPs elected per the party-list based electoral system and the remaining 30 per the majoritarian electoral model. 

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Lelo’s founders are now each on 700,000 GEL bail for the alleged embezzlement of 16 million USD.

source: AGENDA