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- ↑ Liberali (2018-06-16). "10 ოპოზიციური პარტია გაერთიანდა და მოძრაობა "ძალა ერთობაშია" დააფუძნა" [10 opposition parties united and founded the "Strength in Unity" movement]. liberali.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2023-09-03.