Opposition to rally on Independence Day

Gamkrelidze announced a rally at the Sports Palace on Monday, while a military parade is marching in the center of the capital just a few kilometers away.

This is dangerous. It could be the moment the opposition goes for broke.

Just spoke with MP Kakha Kukava, a leading United Opposition member who was just barely reelected parliament in an election the opposition say was rigged:

He says they are calling on all opposition parties to join them with their supporters. What they do at that rally -- whether they march toward Rustaveli Avenue, parliament and the military parade -- depends on what demonstrators decide.

Only organizing the rally is not enough; they need thousands of supporters to change the situation. Without that support, Kukava says, they cannot take this to "the end of the story."