TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian prime minister in waiting Irakli Gharibashvili on Monday named his new cabinet.
It lists the same people as before the inauguration of Giorgi Margvelashvili, with the exception of Gharibashvili’s post as interior minister which will be
TBILISI, DFWatch–With the inauguration of Giorgi Margvelashvili as president on Sunday, the government is now suspended, but continues as an acting government until parliament has confirmed a new government that will be presented by the president.
Parliament will
TBILISI, DFWatch–Outgoing President Mikheil Saakashvili says he will ‘temporarily’ leave politics and may go on to work within science.
In an open letter posted on Facebook on Friday, Saakashvili explained why he will not attend the inauguration of Giorgi
TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili and other top people in the National Movement party will not attend the inauguration of Giorgi Margvelashvili as new president on Sunday.
In a statement, the UNM says their people have acted in line with ‘civil standards’
TBILISI, DFWatch–Police Colonel Alexandre Chikaidze will replace Irakli Gharibashvili and become new Georgian Interior Minister.
Chikaidze was presented by Prime Minister Gharibashvili on Saturday.
The 28 year-old Chikaidze graduated from Tbilisi State
TBILISI, DFWatch–The president’s reserve fund will be cut from USD 30 million to 15 million for next year.
Finance Minister Nodar Khaduri said Wednesday that two months before the end of the year, the president’s reserve fund is empty.
He said the president spent
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Republican Party, which is member of the Georgian Dream coalition, Sunday elected a new leader at a party congress.
The party elected Khatuna Samnidze as new leader. She has been a party member since 2005 and has served as organizational
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s new prime minister, Irakli Gharibashvili, will select his own replacement as interior minister.
It was earlier thought that outgoing Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili would decide who will take over as Interior Minister.
Ivanishvili explained that now
TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili will today name his successor. The Georgian Dream political council will first discuss this issue after which Prime Minister will present the candidate to the parliament majority.
Ivanishvili will meet with Georgian
TBILISI, DFWatch–Koba Davitashvili, a member of parliament from the Georgian Dream coalition and leader of the People’s Party, says he is leaving politics because of a lack of support.
Davitashvili says he realized after the recent presidential election that he