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Candidate for PM to present Gov’t programme to Parliament

The Parliament will also specify the schedule of the hearings of candidates presented for minister positions. Photo: Georgian Dream Press Office

Agenda.ge, 02 Feb 2024 - 11:36, Tbilisi,Georgia

Irakli Kobakhidze, the candidate for the position of the Prime Minister of Georgia, will on Friday present his Government programme to the Parliament bureau.

The Parliament will also specify the schedule of the hearings of candidates presented for minister positions.

The process of approval of a new Government composition will take place in Parliamentary committees starting on Monday. The candidate for the PM will most likely be approved next Thursday at a plenary session.

The change in the Government cabinet will affect only the Minister of Defence, with Juansher Burchuladze set to be replaced by Irakli Chikovani, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party.

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