Deputy Parliament Speaker vows increased parliamentary control of gov’t
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Deputy Parliament Speaker of Georgia Tamar Chugoshvili announced today that the parliamentary control of the Georgian Dream government will increase under the new Prime Minister and reshuffled Cabinet of Ministers.
The Prime Minister will appear in parliament more often than in previous years,” Chugoshvili said.
She refrained from speaking about the planned changes in the governmental team, but said that Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze had made a decision himself to quit the post.
The Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili announced about his resignation on June 14 and stated that the reason behind the step was disagreements with the Georgian Dream party chairperson Bidzina Ivanishvili.
The Georgian Dream party named acting Finance Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze, 36, for a as new prime minister on the next day.
In the coming days Bakhtadze will name the cabinet of 14 ministers.
He has the right to keep the ministers unchanged, or to make changes.
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The Georgian Dream ruling party has named acting Finance Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze for the prime minister’s candidacy, after the resignation of Giorgi Kvirikashvili yesterday.
The Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has announced that he quits his post due to the controversies on economic and other fundamental issues with the Georgian Dream ruling party and the party head Bidzina Ivanishvili. He stated that now the party leader should be given an opportunity to offer the team which he believes to cope with the current state challenges better.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili announced this morning that a major reshuffle will take place in the Cabinet of Ministers. Some ministries will be merged while several ministers will be replaced.
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.