Former PM Gakharia’s farewell photo on Facebook goes viral
Having served as PM since 2019, Giorgi Gakharia announced his resignation on February 18. Photo: Giorgi Gakharia's facebook page
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A photo that former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia posted last evening on Facebook has immediately grabbed public attention.
As of now the photo has over 180,000 emotions, 30,000 comments and 7,500 shares.
In most of the comments citizens are expressing their support to the prime minister who announced his resignation on February 18 amid a disagreement with the ruling Georgian Dream party over the opposition United National Movement chair Nika Melia's case.
The Georgian Dream ruling party nominated Giorgi Gakharia to take up the premiership following Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze's resignation in 2019.
Gakahria's government was then approved amid a protest rally outside the parliament, with young anti-occupation activists protesting his premiership, due to June 20 rally dispersal.
The ruling party has now nominated acting Defence Minister Irakli Garibashvili to replace Gakharia. Garibashvili, who had previously served as the country's PM between 2013-2015, named his new cabinet yesterday.
The candidate for the Georgian premiership Irakli Garibashvili has named his cabinet members earlier today which includes two new faces - candidates for the minister of infrastructure and defence. Maia Tskitishvili, who has served the country’s regional development and infrastructure minister since 2018 has resigned and her deputy, Irakli Karseladze, has been nominated as her replacement.
Ruling Georgian Dream party member Mamuka Mdinaradze says that any discussion on holding repeat parliamentary elections is ‘speculative', responding to the opposition’s demand that snap elections be held in the country. Preparing to form a new cabinet of ministers in the coming days, Parliament Speaker Archil Talakvadze said the Georgian Dream 'is in full control of its move forward'.
The ruling Georgian Dream party MP Nikoloz Samkharadze stated earlier today that ‘as far as I know PM Giorgi Gakharia not only resigned but also left the Georgian Dream.’
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has announced his resignation earlier today, saying that the step is connected with the upcoming arrest of the opposition MP, the head of the United National Movement opposition party Nika Melia. Gakharia has stated that Melia violated the law and has been engaged in sparking tension in the country.
Former Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has stated that he has ‘no plans to leave the country or politics.’ He told journalists earlier today that he will announce his intentions in the coming days. Gakharia resigned on February 18, 2021, saying that the step was connected with the upcoming arrest of the opposition MP and the head of the United National Movement opposition party Nika Melia.
Former Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia has posted a photo taken at the grave of the country’s first President Zviad Gamsakhurdia earlier today and stated that ‘we must end polarisation and work towards the building of a successful state.’
Six MPs of the ruling Georgian Dream have left the party earlier today to join the future political party of former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia.
Former Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, who now chairs the For Georgia political union, said at the party’s launch presentation earlier today that ‘we unite for Georgia, but not against anybody’. Stating that his team will be actively involved in political processes, Gakharia said Georgia now needs a political party which can ‘look the truth in the eyes’ and speak up about the challenges the country is facing nowadays, instead of living in illusions.