Ruling party to present new PM at party congress
In his announcement, Garibashvili said he had received an offer from the Political Council to take the position of the party Chair. Photo: Georgian Dream Press Office
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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.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday said if the ruling Georgian Dream party Chair Irakli Kobakhidze became the new Prime Minister following the exit of Irakli Garibashvili from the position this week, the development would mark a “historic moment for Georgian democracy” by symbolising the country's switch to the parliamentary republic model in having a PM selected from the lawmaking body.
Shalva Papuashvili, the Georgian Parliament Speaker, on Tuesday said Irakli Garibashvili, who announced his resignation from the position of the Prime Minister on Monday, had demonstrated himself as an “effective” head of the executive power during his latest three-year-tenure.
Georgian officials on Monday highlighted the work of the outgoing Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s after he announced his exit from the position of the head of the Government earlier during the day.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday announced his exit from the position of the head of the Government.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Wednesday claimed a “radical agenda” was being planned by the domestic opposition ahead of the parliamentary elections in October.
Kakha Kaladze, the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party and the Mayor of Tbilisi, on Thursday pledged “unwavering commitment” to “national interests” following the resignation of Irakli Garibashvili as the country’s Prime Minister on Monday and the forthcoming nomination of his replacement by the party.
Pawel Herczynski, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia, on Thursday expressed his readiness to work with the country’s new Prime Minister and selected ministers in order for the country to succeed on the path of its European integration.
The outgoing Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday said the ruling team had “no other choice” than to “convincingly win” the 2024 parliamentary elections to avoid “war and chaos” in the country.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the candidate for the position of the Prime Minister of Georgia, on Thursday said there was “only one team” in the Georgian Dream political faction.
Irakli Garibashvili, the Prime Minister of Georgia who was on Thursday elected as the Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said he was taking “pride” in “successful years of service” as the country’s PM between 2013-2015 and 2021-2024.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Thursday praised the “joint efforts” of the outgoing Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the incumbent Georgian Dream party Chair Irakli Kobakhidze, expected to replace the former as the head of the Government, in their advancement of “political and economic success” for the country.
Kakha Kaladze, the Mayor of Tbilisi and the Secretary General of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Thursday said “maintaining peace” and economic development in the country was “fundamentally important” for ensuring “every citizen can feel prosperity”.
A session of the Congress of the ruling Georgian Dream party on Thursday elected Irakli Garibashvili, the country’s Prime Minister who announced his resignation on Monday, as the party’s new Chair, while nominating incumbent GD Char Irakli Kobakhidze as his replacement.
Ilia Darchiashvili, the candidate for the post of Foreign Minister of Georgia, on Wednesday highlighted the Government’s commitment to mediate for peace in the South Caucasus region and reintegrate it's own Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions only through peaceful means.