Georgia's parliamentary majority moves to impeach president

Members of the parliamentary majority in Georgia have gathered 81 signatures to file a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court, alleging that President Salome Zourabichvili has violated Article 52 of the Georgian Constitution. This article stipulates that the president must seek government approval to exercise representative powers abroad.

The lawsuit is set to be submitted to the Constitutional Court within the next few hours. If the court confirms the constitutional violation, the parliamentary majority plans to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Zourabichvili, Caliber.Az reports citing Georgian media.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze commented on the decision, stating that Zourabichvili should resign not as a former president but as a retired one. “The incumbent president should resign through impeachment,” he said.

Kobakhidze noted that the impeachment would be largely symbolic since Zourabichvili's term is set to end in December. He also mentioned that discussions regarding a new presidential candidate within the ruling Georgian Dream party would commence immediately after the parliamentary elections on October 26.

By Vafa Guliyeva