“Today there is more polarization and more inadequacy than is typical for local elections,” the political analyst noted. As he pointed out, the opposition is not simply contesting local councils; parts of it are openly speaking of replacing the central government, and even of a revolution. This is an open mockery of both the government and the opposition,” he said to the news agency. At home, Sakvarelidze sees an opposition split between those calling for a boycott and those contesting elections. Sakvarelidze expects protests, perhaps noisy, but not a repeat of Georgia’s 2003 Rose Revolution.