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Georgia’s Prime Minister resigns: Twitter reacts

Georgia's Prime Minister announced his resignation today at 8pm. Photo by PM's press office.

Agenda.ge, 23 Dec 2015 - 21:47, Tbilisi,Georgia

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).

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