GEL 0.5 Mln Spent on President's Inauguration

The Presidential Administration reports that GEL 0.5 million ($186,957) was spent on the inauguration ceremony of the new president of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili.

The statement reads that the money was allocated from the budget by the Prime Minister's decree.

The inauguration ceremony was held in the 18th-century Batoni Palace in Telavi Municipality, Kakheti region, on December 16.

Around 1800 people took part in the ceremony, including 150 representatives from around 55 countries. High-ranking guests from more than 20 countries and 16 international organizations also arrived in Georgia for the inauguration of the 5th President.

Zurabishvili is the first female president of the country.

After her inauguration, a new Constitution of Georgia has come into force. The Constitution consists of 11 chapters and 78 articles and it sets the principles of human rights and defines authorities among the governmental branches.

By Thea Morrison