Georgia’s Parliament on Thursday morning expressed its confidence in the government. The cabinet of the renewed ministers unanimously accepted the confidence of the parliament with 84 votes, after which the national anthem was played.
At the plenary session of the Parliament, Irakli Kobakhidze, who was nominated for the post of Prime Minister, came out and introduced the government program to the Georgian Dream deputies. After that, Mamuka Mdinaradze, the leader of the majority, made a speech.
No questions were asked to Kobakhidze during the plenary session. After Mdinaradze’s speech, voting was held and the parliament session ended.
Before the session, the Georgian Dream MPs listened to the ministerial candidates in the format of committees and factions.
No opposition MPs attended the session – all opposition parties call the parliamentary elections held on October 26, 2024, fraudulent and do not recognize the results.
The Prime Minister introduced three new ministers to the new government. Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili, Justice Minister Rati Bregadze, and Agriculture Minister Otar Shamugia have resigned. They have been replaced by members of parliament.
The members of the new government are:
Levan Davitashvili – First Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development;
Lasha Khutsishvili – Minister of Finance;
Davit Songhulashvili – Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture;
Vakhtang Gomelauri – Minister of Internal Affairs;
Irakli Chikovani – Minister of Defense, Vice Prime Minister;
Anri Okhanashvili – Minister of Justice;
Tea Akhvlediani – State Minister for Reconciliation and Civil Equality;
Mikheil Sarjveladze – Minister of IDPs, Labor, Health and Social Protection;
Aleksandre Tsuladze – Minister of Education and Science;
Tinatin Rukhadze – Minister of Culture and Sports (it is planned to separate the Ministry of Sports, which will be headed by Shalva Gogoladze);
Maka Bochorishvili – Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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