Based on the Constitution of Georgia, in case of the resignation of the Prime Minister or termination of his authority in any other way, the Government shall continue to perform its duties until the appointment of a new Prime Minister.
The power of the Prime Minister ceases upon resignation.
On the other hand, the Parliament has a two-week period to express confidence to the new prime ministerial candidate and the government team and program presented by him. The party with the best results in the elections has the right to nominate a candidate for the position of Prime Minister. In this context, as is known, a change was made in the charter of the Georgian Dream party, according to which the political council of the party approves the candidacy of the prime minister after the nomination by the honorary chairman of the party.
In order to receive confidence, the support of the majority of the full composition of the Parliament – 76 deputies is required.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced at the briefing held in the governmental administration that he is resigning from the position of Prime Minister. In addition, he claimed, he received an offer from the Political Council to take the position of chairman of Georgian Dream.
