Candidate for PM: “only one team” in Georgian Dream political faction
He added a 10-month Government programme would be submitted to the Parliament on Friday, and noted “after we win the parliamentary elections” his team would present an updated four-year plan. Photo: Georgian Dream Press Office
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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.
A session of the Congress of the ruling party on Thursday elected Irakli Garibashvili, the outgoing Prime Minister who announced his resignation on Monday, as the party’s new Chair, while nominating incumbent GD Chair Irakli Kobakhidze as his replacement.
[On] speculations regarding the existence of [the so-called] Garibashvili's team, [or] Kobakhidze's team [within the party] - there is only one team, it is the Georgian Dream political team. In the future, the Government team will not be the team of Irakli Kobakhidze, but the political team of the Georgian Dream party. This personification is an empty speculation”, Kobakhidze said.
He added a 10-month Government programme would be submitted to the Parliament on Friday, and noted “after we win the parliamentary elections” his team would present an updated four-year plan.
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.
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.
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”.
Mamuka Mdinaradze, the Executive Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party and the head of the faction in the Parliament, on Thursday said the party would look to gain a constitutional majority and not just a “simple victory” in the general elections in October.
Maka Botchorishvili, the Chair of the European Integration Committee of the Georgian Parliament, on Thursday highlighted the “direct involvement” of Irakli Kobakhidze, the candidate for the position of the Prime Minister of Georgia, in the implementation process of the 12 recommendations, outlined by the European Union for Georgia before granting the country the membership candidate status.
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.