His political opposition was with Gasprom, partner with Putin in the oil & gas industry. That’s why Putin gave him 2 million dollars to help him get elected.
His political opposition was Bidzina Ivanishvili, dual citizen of Russian Federation and Georgia. Ivanishvili was ranked at number 153 in Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s billionaires with an estimated worth of $6.4 billion, making him Georgia’s richest person, with his total net worth equaling one third of Georgia’s Gross Domestic Product.