Mamuka Khazaradze on Renewed Cabinet of Ministers
Mamuka Khazaradze, the founder of JSC TBC Bank, has commented on the renewed composition of the Georgian government.
“This is the process of strengthening the law enforcement officials for the upcoming elections, in order to maintain power and authority”, he told journalists.
He added that the Georgian Dream Ruling Party “will not succeed in these attempts at the expense of someone's freedom."
“I want to ask Georgian Dream: has anything changed during this one year? We’ve already seen the appointment of the previous Prime Minister with large-scale celebrations. Has anything changed? Have they offered anything conceptually new to us? This is just the process of strengthening the law enforcement officials for the upcoming elections, in order to maintain power and authority, but they will not succeed. One can maintain everything in Georgia, but it will not happen at the expense of someone’s freedom,” he stated.
The Parliament of Georgia has unanimously expressed confidence to the renewed composition of the government. The New Cabinet of Ministers was confirmed with 98 votes.
The government has a new head - the former Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia.
The lawmakers expressed confidence in the following ministers:
Prime Minister - Giorgi Gakharia;
Minister of Defense - Irakli Gharibashvili;
Minister of Internal Affairs - Vakhtang Gomelauri;
Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport - Mikheil Batiashvili;
Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture - Levan Davitashvili;
Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development - Natia Turnava;
Minister of Justice - Tea Tsulukiani;
Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Affairs - Ekaterine Tikaradze;
Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure - Maia Tskitishvili;
Minister of Foreign Affairs - Davit Zalkaliani;
Minister of Finance - Ivane Machavariani;
State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality - Ketevan Tsikhelashvili.
Prime Minister Gakharia and the cabinet took office immediately following the vote.
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By Ana Dumbadze