Georgia appoints three new vice-speakers

Three new deputies have been appointed to the Georgian parliament.

Local bureau of Report informs that the decision was made at the bureau of the legislative body. According to the decision, Georgian Dream Party-led parliamentary majority leader Mamuka Mdinaradze, Giorgi Kakhiani and Kakha Kuchava were appointed Vice Speakers.

According to another decision, David Songulashvili will head the Committee on European Integration, Irakli Beraya - Foreign Affairs, Nino Tsilosani - Environment and Natural Resources, Genadi Margvelashvili for Education, Science and Culture and Guram Macharashvili - Committee on Procedural Issues.

Notably, two former vice-speakers Tamar Chugoshvili, Zviad Dzidziguri, and three committee chairmen Tamar Khulordava, Sofio Katsarava and Mariam Jashi have recently resigned due to the fact that Georgian lawmakers failed to pass constitutional amendments aimed at holding elections in 2020 under a proportional voting system.