"Georgia's New PM, Irakli Kobakhidze, Brings Shift in Leadership Amidst Election Preparations"
TL;DR
Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has resigned, following the return of billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili to the ruling Georgian Dream party. This comes amid political turmoil, including the failure to impeach the president and a far-right mob hunting a woman for defacing a Stalin icon in a Georgian church.
- Georgia appoints critic of West as PM POLITICO Europe
- Georgian parliament names new prime minister as the ruling party gears up for elections in the fall The Associated Press
- Georgia parliament approves West sceptic as new PM EURACTIV
- Irakli Kobakhidze assumes duties as prime minister of Georgia commonspace.eu
- New Georgian PM officially appoints ministers AzerNews.Az
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