Tbilisi, Nov 28, 2024 (AFP) - Georgia's new parliament retains PM amid opposition boycott

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2024-11-28
Georgian ruling party MPs voted on Thursday to keep Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in office amid questions over the legitimacy of parliament after disputed elections last month. Opposition lawmakers are boycotting the new parliament, alleging fraud in the October 26 legislative polls, in which the ruling Georgian Dream party held onto its majority. Pro-Western President Salome Zurabishvili -- at loggerheads with Georgian Dream -- has declared......
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