Georgian president will have to resign – PM

On Saturday, Zourabichvili said that she would not resign despite the expiration of her mandate because the parliament is “illegitimate.”

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili who is blatantly pro West will have to leave the presidential palace on the day of the inauguration of the new head of state on December 29, despite her statements that she will not relinquish her powers, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said.

“I understand her [Zourabichvili’s] emotional situation, but of course on December 29 she will have to leave her residence and hand over this building to the legitimately elected president,” Kobakhidze said at a briefing.

On Saturday, Zourabichvili said that she would not resign despite the expiration of her mandate because the parliament is “illegitimate.

“Georgia’s parliament on November 26 approved the scheduling of presidential elections for December 14 and the inauguration for December 29.

Later, the ruling Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party named lawmaker Mikhail Kavelashvili as its presidential candidate.