New PM candidate hints at Cabinet change
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Georgia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Giorgi Kvirikashvili, named earlier today as a candidate for the Prime Minister’s post, has hinted at changes within cabinet if he becomes Georgia’s new Prime Minister.
However the changes "will not be dramatic” said Kvirikashvili today.
A possible reshuffle of Georgia’s 19 Cabinet Ministers was also mentioned by Georgia’s Parliament Speaker David Usupashvili. He said such changes would be in the "best interests of Georgia”,
Usupashvili thanked "his friend” Irakli Garibashvili for his exemplary performance as Prime Minister of Georgia and wished successes to his successor. Garibashvili resigned on Wednesday night as Prime Minister of Georgia.
I am sure Kvirikashvili and the new Cabinet of Ministers will be approved by Parliament,” Usupashvili said.
Parliament Speaker Davit Usupashvili says all the changes will be in best interests of Georgia. Photo by the Parliament of Georgia.
Based on the new Georgian Constitution adopted under the previous state leadership, if a Prime Minister resigns the new candidate must be named by the parliamentary majority.
The candidate selected by the parliamentary majority must name a cabinet. Both the cabinet and the Prime Minister candidate must be approved by Parliament.
Learn more details about these procedures here.
Meanwhile Georgia’s Parliament Speaker today said Parliamentary procedures would be completed before the New Year and from next year Georgia will have a new Prime Minister and cabinet.
Georgia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs is a candidate for the Prime Minister of Georgia role.
Giorgi Kvirikashvili, who served as the country’s Foreign Minister, might step up as Georgia’s new Prime Minister.For the majority of Kvirikashvili’s career he has been involved in the financial and economics sector in state and private businesses.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has resigned. Garibashvili made the announcement about his surprise resignation at 8pm this evening. He addressed the nation from the Government Administration's building.
UPDATED: The press office of the Administration of the Government of Georgia has postponed the time of the Prime Minister's special statement tonight to 8pm (Tbilisi local time).
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced his resignation tonight at a special briefing in the Georgian Government’s Administration building at 8pm (Tbilisi local time). Below is a live Twitter feed displaying the discussion of this news by Twitter users all over the globe.
According to Georgian legislation, when a Prime Minister resigns constitutional procedures must be followed.
The Government of Georgia is undergoing a major reshuffle, where several ministries will be merged. The changes will be approved at the nearest government meeting after which the new Cabinet will be presented to Parliament for a vote of confidence.
New structural changes of the Government of Georgia will soon come into play, where several ministries will be merged, while some of them will be abolished.