Irakli Alasania, Georgia's former envoy to the United Nations, went into opposition to the UNM government led by Saakashvili in December 2008.

[3] Alliance for Georgia was part of the 2009 protests that called for Saakashvili's resignation and early presidential elections.

[1] In April 2010, Georgia’s Way led by Salome Zourabichvili, ex-foreign minister of the country and future president, joined the Alliance.

The first defection was Sozar Subari, ex-Public Defender of Georgia, who withdrew his candidacy one month before the election and left the coalition the day after it.

[6] On 15 June, Alasania announced he was dissolving the alliance with the parties going separate ways but pledging cooporation.