Buffalo milk was given to Bidzina instead of Misha …

Two events shook Georgia in recent years: Mikheil Saakashvili’s falling and unexpected withdrawal of the billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili from big-time politics who won everywhere where only it is possible, and, having won, declared that leaves the policy …

Ivanishvili said more than once that he will leave as soon as will achieve all objectives which he set before himself. In 2011 he carefully told about it, but then nobody believed that. However, already in the rank of the prime minister, in the fall of 2013 he told that actually leaves policy to be engaged in development of «civil sector». And as soon as the candidate from the coalition created by him Giorgi Margvelashvili won the presidential election and entered a position of the president, Bidzina Ivanishvili officially resigned from a post held by him.

The new president of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili gave the assessment to this act:

- We observe an unprecedented case. The person, who united a political range two years ago and changed country history made absolutely surprising, amazing, moral and public step. Today he becomes the ordinary member of society. I think that we have to treat this with attention and to learn much, looking at this step.

The opposition didn’t keep silent too. But Saakashvili’s supporters, naturally, developed other line. One of the party leaders «United National Movement» Zurab Japaridze spoke as follows:

- From the internal political point of view we have very difficult situation. The economic growth slowed down three times — only this year the shortage in the budget is to billion lari. Next year we are planned to borrow about billion … It means that there will be less workplaces, the capital and so on is less attracted … It leaves the country after two years' activity in perplexity how to resolve all these problems.

One more representative of UNM Giorgi Gabashvili saw the cunning scenario in Ivanishvili’s leaving:

- Bidzina Ivanishvili is going to operate unofficially the government of Georgia, the puppets and at the same time, to avoid responsibility. For a year he saw that very many people are dissatisfied, he didn’t want to be accountable to them, to communicate with them therefore he formally escaped from this position.

It is necessary to say that Ivanishvili didn’t keep silent — he publicly explained the motives more than once. He told at congress «Georgian Dream — Democratic Georgia»:

- As well as I promised, I pass into civil sector. Probably, I need the time, at least two-three months to gather, make structure after that I will tell, specifically what I will do. It isn’t urgent.

I brought democratic forces to power and created the best team … It was my task and I carried out this task. From this day I face you not as the politician, but as the citizen. I leave the policy and will be the active citizen.

Ivanishvili also distributed the open letter which called as «Postscript». He explained that isn’t going to correct the country from the scenes.

Having left an official position, Ivanishvili commented on the decision once again:

- Now, when I already left the policy, I want to answer that absurdity: allegedly, I want to rule the country from a lobby and to influence the authorities … When after 2003 in our country the power was replaced, I advised them at their request. For three years I many times met Saakashvili …

I always gave them such advice which was necessary to my country, my state, instead of personally to me. On the initiative I financed the fund which paid more than two and a half years the salaries to all government and parliament that the country left a bog of corruption and followed a way of the European development.

Any member of our team, any minister was most free, I never imposed to them, I respect only discussion and sensible thinking. That is my principle of work. I never operate from a slip, I won’t dare to rule own country and own team unofficially which I respect very much.

My activity will be absolutely transparent and, of course, I will have a certain influence. At the same time, I don’t consider shameful this influence, I will try to increase it very much. How is it possible to be the active member of society in a different way?

Human rights, the European values, aspiration in the Euro-Atlantic space … That America has to be our strategic partner that we surely have to normalize the relations with our neighbours is my values and if someone against it, they really have to begin to worry as I will have impact in this direction.

Having expressed, Bidzina Ivanishvili removed the official page in the social network Facebook. Now, as the Georgian press notes, the former prime minister has no official sites — only an account in YouTube.

However, the life goes on. And even if Bidzina Ivanishvili doesn’t make comments on political plots, all the same his figure remains in the centre of attention. For example, the Georgian mass media amicably reported that the white shark died not so long ago in Ivanishvili’s aquarium and he promised to find the guilty …

There is also other news. So, the World Association of Lawyers awarded Ivanishvili by the Highest Award of Justice: «for his achievements and a contribution to formation and world and justice development». But, probably, the former prime minister will be pleased more other news: the public organization «Women for the World» reported that is going to send buffalo milk to Bidzina Ivanishvili daily. The reason is called as for his longevity. The head of «Women for the World» Lally Antiya declared on the air:

- Once a day we will send the buffalo milk to Bidzina. He has to wash him long to live and to maintain a lot of things. It will seem to someone ridiculous but who wants, let laughs. Laughing-stock are all those who supported Misha …