Chairman of "National Movement" Levan Khabeishvili announced that his predecessor, Nika Melia, is no longer a member of the party. Khabeishvili said on November 26 that Melia had time to join the party's November 23 manifesto, but he did not.

"I publicly say that this particular person does not represent the "National Movement," is not a member of the "National Movement," and cannot speak on behalf of the "National Movement," he said.

To the question of Nino Zhizhilashvili, one of the program's presenters where Khabeishvili was invited for an interview, "Did you expel him?" Khabeishvili responded: “If you are interested in a specific document, write to us, if you want legally, and we will answer you and publicly tell you that he is not a member of the party and does not represent the party.”

"I didn't throw him out, he decided that he is not a member of the "National Movement," Khabeishvili said. However, Nika Melia has not announced anything similar. So far, Melia has not commented on what Khabeishvili said.

Giorgi Imedashvili, the associate of the former chairman (Nika Melia) of the "National Movement" and former political council member, calls Khabeishvili's statement shameful.

"Had I heard about this eight months ago, I would have said it was unexpected... It was a disgrace, with Bolshevik methods live - a shameful, humiliating manifestation. In the end, there was inhumanity... As in other countries of the world, this was a great and popular party, which was united by pro-Western values and the unification of the country, but beyond that, there were many different ideas... We will have a discussion, including with people who are on that side. Believe me, many people burned with shame when they saw this footage,"Giorgi Imedashvili argued.

The "National Movement" controversy started about a year ago when Levan Khabeishvili and his associates publicly announced that elections were necessary to elect the chairman. The then-acting chairman, Nika Melia, agreed to this, and he was defeated. Nika Melia spoke openly about informal governance in the "National Movement", however, despite this, she did not make a decision to leave the party.

Mikheil Sarjveladze, Chairman of the Human Rights Committee in the Georgian Parliament, said that the political defeat experienced by the "National Movement" continues and will soon end with the complete end of this political party.

Giorgi Baramidze, one of the leaders of the "National Movement," announced that he is categorically against the campaign of targeting Nika Melia and that he was and still is against Melia's expulsion from the party.

He added that the chairman of the "National Movement" has the authority to expel a member, although he does not share the political expediency of such a move. According to Baramidze, if the disagreement with the party's chairman in this matter is considered incompatible with the political secretariat of the United National Movement, he is ready to appeal to the chairman and the general secretary to resign from his positions.