One opposition MP to enter legislature of Adjara Autonomous Republic
Irakli Chavleishvili is one of seven opposition MPs who received seats in Adjara legislature. Photo: Batumelebi.
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One opposition MP has decided to enter the Supreme Council of Adjara which is the legislative body of Georgia’s Autonomous Republic of Adjara in the west.
Irakli Chavleishvili has stated that he has left the Republican Party which was the part of the United National Movement opposition election bloc in the October 31 parliamentary elections and that he will enter the legislature.
Chavleishvili wrote on Facebook yesterday that he has been an MP three times in Adjara and there were cases when he was the only member of the opposition in the legislature.
He stated that his views on the refusal to take up mandates in the legislature did not match with his party intentions.
Irakli Chavleishvili says that time will show whether his decision was right. Photo: Batumelebi.
The leaders of the Republican Party stated that they regretted Chavleishvili’s decision, adding that other MPs from the party have officially requested parliament to suspend their status (Khatuna Samnidze and Tamar Kordzaia).
The Supreme Council of Adjara is composed of 21 MPs.
The ruling Georgian Dream party received 14 seats in the Supreme Council of Adjara following the elections, while the United National Movement-Strength in Unity election bloc received the remaining seven seats.
The United National Movement-Strength in Unity election bloc received 36 seats in the Georgian parliament.
However, earlier today they requested the parliament to suspend the status of their MPs.
The opposition bloc says that the elections were fabricated and are demanding repeat elections.
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.
The 10th convocation of the parliament of Georgia is holding its first session today following the October 31 parliamentary elections and the second round of elections on November 21. No opposition MPs from the eight parties and election blocs that were voted into parliament are attending the session. Five of eight opposition parties and blocs have signed a memorandum earlier today in which they do not recognise the election results, and demand the conduct of repeat elections and refuse to take up their mandates.
The Central Election Commission convened a session earlier today to summarise the final results of Georgia’s parliamentary elections. Having summed up the election results at today’s session, the CEC will now send the document to the parliament of Georgia, which will hold the first session of the tenth convocation within ten days.
Thirty-six MPs of the United National Movement-Strength in Unity election bloc have officially asked parliament to suspend their status. They claim that the elections were fabricated by the ruling Georgian Dream party and state that they will continue to fight from the street to force the government hold repeat elections. The Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) annulled the party lists of five opposition parties earlier per their request yesterday, meaning candidates on the lists would not be able to replace opposition MPs who have officially refused to take up their mandates in parliament.
The Alliance of Patriots opposition party has requested the parliament suspend the status of their four MPs.