Parliamentary Majority Leader Mamuka Mdinaradze denied reports that former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the first president’s son Konstantin Gamsakhurdia are being considered for the post of President of Georgia.
“Irakli Garibashvili would be a good president if he became one, but he will not be, nor are we considering Gamsakhurdia’s candidacy, because the team chose someone else,” – said Mdinaradze.
Previously, the Mtavari TV channel reported that Georgian Dream was choosing a presidential candidate between two people. They are the president of Dream, former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the son of the first president of Georgia, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Konstantin Gamsakhurdia, who recently headed the National Parliamentary Library.
EADaily reported that the Georgian parliament approved today, November 26, the date of the presidential elections. The elections will be held on December 14 and the inauguration ceremony on December 29, President Shalva Papuashvili announced at a parliamentary meeting on November 26. According to him, the term of the current President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili Expires December 16.
According to the law, presidential elections must be held within 45 days of the first meeting of the newly elected parliament. Papuashvili had said the day before that both the elections and the inauguration would be held before the New Year. Dream executive secretary Mamuka Mdinaradze said the ruling party has “99%” decided on its candidate. According to him, the team decided that it was a person: “Georgian in heart and soul, but did not give a name.
For the first time, Georgia’s new president will be chosen by a 300-person panel. These are 150 deputies of the new parliament and 150 regional delegates. Currently, 88 Georgian Dream deputies participate in the work of the legislative body. The opposition does not recognize the results of the parliamentary elections held on October 26.
