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| Georgian government steps down as PM Bakhtadze announces resignation | Georgian government steps down as PM Bakhtadze announces resignation |
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| Mamuka Bakhtadze has resigned as Georgian prime minister, meaning that the former Soviet republic will have to appoint a new head of government and cabinet ministers amid a lingering political crisis. | Mamuka Bakhtadze has resigned as Georgian prime minister, meaning that the former Soviet republic will have to appoint a new head of government and cabinet ministers amid a lingering political crisis. |
| Bakhtadze, who was appointed prime minister last June, announced his resignation on social media, saying that the purpose of his nomination was to boost the “strategic development” of his country. | Bakhtadze, who was appointed prime minister last June, announced his resignation on social media, saying that the purpose of his nomination was to boost the “strategic development” of his country. |
| “I have therefore decided to resign because I believe that I have fulfilled my mission at this stage,” he explained. | “I have therefore decided to resign because I believe that I have fulfilled my mission at this stage,” he explained. |
| Wishing his successors well, the outgoing prime minister said that Georgia “needs complete consolidation” in the wake of the 2020 parliamentary elections. | Wishing his successors well, the outgoing prime minister said that Georgia “needs complete consolidation” in the wake of the 2020 parliamentary elections. |
| The 37-year-old politician served as Georgian Railways CEO and finance minister before being propelled to the top government job. His government, a coalition comprised of the pro-business, centrist Georgian Dream and Democratic Georgia, has also stepped down. It is set to name a new prime minister and cabinet later today. | |
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