Monday, August 18, 2025

New ministers confirmed by lighthearted Georgian parliament

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Giorgi Khachidze (left) posing for a selfie with Energy Minister Kakhi Kaladze. (Photo published by Khachidze.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Though officially on summer break, the parliament in Georgia convened on Saturday to declare trust in the government after seven of the ministers were replaced.

The vote ended with 89 out of 150 representatives declaring trust in the government. No-one

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Georgian PM names all but one of new ministers

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Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili (center) presented almost all the new ministers on Tuesday. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili on Tuesday named another four out of seven candidates to fill the empty ministers seats left in a major government reshuffle.

The first two replacements – for refugee minister and environment minister

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Seven ministers replaced in Georgian government reshuffle

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Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili. (Interpressnews)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili on Monday fired seven ministers: the ministers for agriculture, prisons, refugees, environment, infrastructure, culture and diaspora.

Explaining his decision at a morning briefing, he said that for the last two

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