Archil Talakvadze elected parliamentary speaker of Georgia

    Archil Talakvadze has been elected chair of the Georgian parliament with 86 votes earlier today, during the first session of the 10th parliament of Georgia. 

    Only ruling party MPs attended the session because of the refusal of eight opposition parties and blocs to participate in it. 

    The opposition parties say that the elections were fabricated and are demanding repeat elections. 

    Giorgi Volksi was voted first-vice speaker of parliament. 

    Other vice speakers from the ruling party are Kakhaber Kuchava and David Sergeenko (two seats for vice speakers, for opposition MPs, remain vacant as well as all seats of deputy heads of parliamentary committees). 

    Opposition parties continue to demand repeat elections. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge. 

    The heads of parliamentary committees from the ruling party are as follows: 

    • Legal Affairs Committee-Anri Okhanashvili. 
    • Human Rights and Civil Integration Committee-Mikheil Sarjveladze.
    • Defence and Security Committee-Irakli Beraia.
    • Procedural Issues Committee-Irakli Kadagishvili.
    • Regional Policy and Self-Governments Committee-Sozar Subari. 
    • Finance and Budgetary Committee-Irakli Kovzanadze. 
    • Economic Policy Committee-Davit Songhulashvili.
    • Agrarian Issues Committee-Nino Tsilosani.
    • Environmental and Natural Resources Committee-Maia Bitadze.
    • Foreign Affairs Committee-Nikoloz Samkharadze.
    • European Integration Committee-Maka Bochorishvili.
    • Diaspora and Caucasus Issues Committee-Beka Odisharia. 
    • Healthcare and Social Issues Committee-Dimitri Khundadze.
    • Education, Science and Culture Committee-Thea Tsulukiani.
    • Sport and Youth Issues Committee-Mikheil Kavelashvili. 

    Irakli Kobakhidze will be the head of the parliamentary majority, while Mamuka Mdinaradze will chair the Georgian Dream faction (which will include all 90 MPs of the ruling party).

     

    Source - agenda.ge

     


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    14.12.2020 08:21





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