Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has responded to American Congressman Markwayne Mullin, who recently published an open letter in The Hill claiming ‘Georgia is controlled by Bidzina Ivanishvili, a Russian-schooled oligarch who made billions in the corrupt feeding frenzy on abandoned Russian industries after the collapse of the Soviet Union.’
PM Gakharia replied that Georgia is controlled by the country’s parliament, government and other state institutions and not by (the founder and the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party) Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Our international partners are unanimous concerning Georgia’s progress in the democratisation process. The country is run by state institutions. This is the truth which is recognised and respected by the international community,” Gakharia said.
Ivanishvili served as the Prime Minister of Georgia from 25 October 2012 to 17 November 2013, resigning as he promised he would during his election campaign.
He returned to politics back in 2018 as the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party.