Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze resigns
Ruling party chair Irakli Kobakhidze (middle) has thanked Archil Talakvadze (right) for his parliamentary service and introduced Kakha Kuchava (left) on speaker's position. Photo: Shot form Imedi TV video
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Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze has announced his resignation today, however, he will continue his parliamentary activities as vice speaker.
Talakvadze explained at a news briefing that following the recent political dialogue with the opposition and the consequent EU-proposed agreement, he decided to quit the speaker’s position.
Now when we have opposition in parliament, I believe my place is… next to my colleagues, not in the speaker’s seat”, he said.
Introducing his deputy on speaker’s position, Talakvadze said Kakha Kuchava is a person who will handle the parliamentary activities ‘in a more neutrally’.
Kuchava, who has been the vice speaker of the tenth convocation of the parliament, has been a member of the Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia faction since 2016.
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Archil Talakvadze, the Vice Speaker in the Georgian Parliament, on Thursday said the United States Department of State’s decision on Wednesday to impose sanctions on four Georgian judges was “unfair”, "absolutely unacceptable” and “incompatible” with the strategic cooperation between the states.