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Georgian president OKs Kvirikashvili’s candidacy for premier’s position

25 December 2015 15:34 (UTC+04:00)
Georgian president OKs Kvirikashvili’s candidacy for premier’s position

Georgian leader Giorgi Margvelashvili approved the candidacy of the country’s acting foreign minister, Giorgi Kvirikashvili for the position of the prime minister, RIA Novosti reported on December 25.

Kvirikashvili was nominated to this position by the parliamentary majority.

“I supported both Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s resignation and Kvirikashvili’s candidacy, as soon as it was presented to me,” said the president.

Afterwards the candidate must present to parliament the new composition of the cabinet of ministers and his program, and get the parliament’s vote of confidence to the new government.

Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili left his post on December 23. Garibashvili was the youngest head of government in Europe when he was appointed to the job in the former Soviet republic in November 2013. Garibashvili gave no explanations or reasons on his resignation.

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