Georgia PM Irakli Garibashvili resigns
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced his resignation on Monday amid reports he’ll be replaced by the chairman of his ruling Georgian Dream party, Politico reports.
Garibashvili, who had been two years into his second stint as prime minister, did not announce a successor.
The pro-government Imedi channel reported he is expected to switch positions with Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgian Dream’s current chairman.
Garibashvili confirmed he had been offered the position of Georgian Dream’s chairman, ascribing his resignation to the party’s “internal democratic principle of rotation,” and saying it needed to prepare for this year’s parliamentary election.
“There are many successful leaders in the team and it’s important for others to be given an opportunity,” Garibashvili said in a televised address.
