Georgia’s Prime Minister Resigns, Citing Divisions With Billionaire Leader
- Prime Minister Kvirikashvili resigns in televised speech
- Premier says he has ‘clear differences’ with his ruling party
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Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili unexpectedly resigned his post, citing divisions with his governing party and its billionaire founder Bidzina Ivanishvili.
There’s “a clear difference between myself and the ruling” Georgian Dream party over economic reforms, Kvirikashvili, 50, said in a televised address announcing his resignation in the capital, Tbilisi, on Wednesday. “I also want to note that in the past few months there were clear differences on fundamental issues between myself” and Ivanishvili, he said, without further explanation.