Irakli Kobakhidze has been elected as the Chairman of the Georgian Dream ruling political party. He replaced Irakli Garibashvili in this position. Kobakhidze will now serve simultaneously as both the Prime Minister and the Chairman of Georgian Dream.
Kobakhidze has assumed the position of party chairman for the second time.
The position of Georgian Dream party chairman became vacant after Irakli Garibashvili announced his decision to leave both the party and politics. Garibashvili made the official statement on April 25.
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