Rumblings of political dissent in Georgia surfaced on Tuesday after a senior member of the opposition called for the resignation of Mikheil Saakashvili, the country’s beleaguered president.

David Gamkrelidze, the leader of the New Right opposition party, said,”Saakashvili bears political and moral responsibility for starting the war [with Russia] and for its catastrophic consequences. He can no longer be the leader of Georgia.”