This day does not belong to specific individuals or any political party; the true creator of October 1 is the Georgian people, who remain faithful to the precepts of our ancestors, to our traditions and Christian values, and who have never bowed their heads to enemies, reads the statement, issued by Bidzina Ivanishvili, Honorary Chairman of the Georgian Dream.

“Thirteen years have passed since the most significant victory in independent Georgia’s history.

October 1 has become a symbol of unity, dignity, and the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, for contemporary Georgia.

October 1, 2012, occupies a distinguished place alongside the remarkable victories achieved throughout Georgia’s centuries-long history, because this day became the most important watershed in our country’s recent history, its 35 years of independence, between, on one hand, authoritarianism, subservience to foreign interests, fear and terror, and on the other, democracy, loyalty to national sovereignty and freedom!

This day does not belong to specific individuals or any political party; the true creator of October 1 is the Georgian people, who remain faithful to the precepts of our ancestors, to our traditions and Christian values, and who have never bowed their heads to enemies, whether internal or external!

The Georgian people possess one particular quality that we have developed throughout our centuries-long history of struggle. At crucial moments for the nation, when the threat of destruction becomes genuinely real, we always choose the right side. We consistently distinguish between black and white, standing where freedom, justice, mutual respect, love, dignity, and independence are treasured.

October 1, 2012, was founded precisely on these ideals and became the inevitable conclusion of the struggle that I personally, Georgian Dream, and the glorious Georgian people began in 2011 against internal enemies subservient to foreign powers. Thirteen years is indeed a long time, yet the ideals of October 1, 2012, have not vanished, and these values remain the principal foundation of our team’s actions. The best judge of this remains the wise Georgian people, who today, as in 2012, give us the right to represent them, people whom no one can deceive with lies, propaganda or promises”, - reads the statement.