Georgia’s parliamentary minority dissolves
European Georgia will no longer be entitled to benefit from additional time for speech on the floor. Photo: IPN.ge
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The parliamentary minority of Georgia has dissolved as seven MPs have left the ruling party in recent days.
MP Davit Bakradze has been stripped of the title of parliamentary minority leader.
European Georgia will no longer be entitled to benefit from additional time for speech on the floor.
MP Gia Zhorzholiani said he is joining the Alliance of Patriots with other several MPs as well.
Mirian Tsiklauri and I will continue working within the framework of a joint parliamentary faction with the Alliance of Patriots,” Gia Zhorzholiani stated.
The parliamentary minority included 20 members of European Georgia.
There are 41 MPs outside the parliamentary majority and minority as a result of recent decisions by MPs Eka Beselia, Gedevan Popkhadze, Levan Gogichaishvili, Beka Natsvlishvili, Zviad Kvachantiradze, Mirian Tsiklauri and Gia Zhorzholiani to leave the ruling party.
The changes caused the dissolution as a parliamentary minority can be formed only if it includes more than half of the MPs outside the parliamentary majority.
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