Parliament will vote on Georgia’s new Cabinet today
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Today Georgia’s Parliament will vote and decide whether or not to support the country’s new Cabinet.
In line with the Decree of the President of Georgia, an extraordinary plenary session of Parliament will convene at 12pm this afternoon.
During the day lawmakers will consider the Governmental Program for 2016-2020 "Freedom, Rapid Development and Welfare”. This will be followed by the vote of confidence to the new Government by the end of the day.
During the past two days, each Parliamentary Committee listened to their respective minister nominee, and Parliamentary factions, the majority and minority listened to the Acting Prime Minister and ministerial nominees.
Today’s vote will decide whether or not the new Cabinet receives the vote of confidence from Parliament.
The United National Movement and Alliance of Patriots lawmakers said yesterday they would not support the new Government. However, it is expected that the new Cabinet will be confirmed since the ruling Georgian Dream party holds 116 seats in Georgia’s 150-seat Parliament and only 76 votes is enough to confirm the Cabinet.
Georgia’s Acting Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili answered the opposition United National Movement lawmakers’ questions in Parliament in the late afternoon, before the new legislative body votes for the Prime Minister and a new Cabinet tomorrow.
Today Acting Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili has spoken about the Government’s next four-year plan before lawmakers of the third and smallest party in Parliament - the Alliance of Patriots.
Georgia's future Cabinet have today introduced their agenda for the next four years, with the main goal to improve the welfare of the country.
Georgia’s Parliament will vote and decide whether or not to support the country’s new Cabinet on Saturday, November 26.
During the past six hours active discussions have been taking place at the Parliament of Georgia, where the Acting Prime Minister and ministerial nominees have been answering questions from the country’s lawmakers.
Parliament of Georgia has approved a renewed Cabinet after the country's legislative body spent a full day debating the changes. 110 MPs voted in favour of the new Government while 19 MPs voted against it.
President Giorgi Margvelashvili issued a decree appointing Giorgi Kvirikashvili as Prime Minister of Georgia after Parliament voted in support of the new Government last night.