Key Takeaways
- Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze appoints Maka Bochorishvili as the new Foreign Minister.
- The Georgian Dream party maintains a majority in the parliament after the recent elections.
- Georgian parliamentary elections took place in late October, with the ruling Georgian Dream party receiving 53.93% of the votes.
Tbilisi: Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Monday announced the resignation of Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili, and nominated Maka Bochorishvili, a member of parliament from the ruling Georgian Dream party, as a replacement.
“I present to you the candidate for foreign minister. It is Maka Bochorishvili,” Kobakhidze said during a briefing.
The Georgian parliament must approve the updated government composition by a majority vote.
He also accepted the resignation of Justice Minister Rati Bregadze and nominated Anri Okhanashvili as a potential successor.
Georgian parliamentary elections took place in late October. Following the final count of votes, the ruling Georgian Dream party received 53.93%, while four opposition coalitions and parties together made it into the parliament with 37.78% of the votes. They have refused to recognize the outcome and have demanded a new vote.
