Ruling party to present new PM at party congress

The ruling Georgian Dream party will on Thursday hold a party congress to formally present its new candidate for the position of the Prime Minister after the exit of Irakli Garibashvili from the position on Monday.

The congress will also elect the party’s new Chair, with a session of the Political Council preceding the congress session. Bidzina Ivanishvili,  the Honorary Chair of the party, will present Irakli Kobakhidze as the only candidate for the PM. 

In his announcement, Garibashvili said he had received an offer from the Political Council to take the position of the party Chair.