Georgian Dream holds Political Council meeting, adds Kirtskhalia, Pataradze to membership

The ruling Georgian Dream party on Saturday held a meeting of its Political Council at its Gorgasali office, attended by all council members and party founder and Honorary Chair Bidzina Ivanishvili.

The council’s membership was updated to include parliamentary majority leader Irakli Kirtskhalia and Zurab Pataradze, the Chair of the government of Adjara.

Following the Political Council meeting, discussions continued in a parliamentary majority format.

Members of the ruling party discussed current political and economic developments in the country at both meetings.

Ivanishvili thanked party members for their active work.

He further reviewed past corruption-related challenges within the party, saying they had been fully and effectively overcome through the work of the Prime Minister, the government team and law enforcement agencies.

The meetings also addressed specific initiatives and reforms recently announced by the government. The parliamentary majority meeting was held in a discussion format.