National Forum party withdraws from Georgia's ruling coalition

By bne IntelliNews April 5, 2016

The National Forum, a member of the ruling coalition in Georgia, has announced that it is leaving the coalition. The party has six seats in parliament and its departure will not affect the Georgian Dream-led coalition's majority in parliament.

The coalition fractured on March 31, when the Republican Party announced that it would not run together with the coalition in a parliamentary election in October. Political infighting between opposition and ruling parties has been prevalent for the past year, and schisms have even appeared among ruling parties in recent weeks.

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said that there were no plans for the coalition to split before the October election, but Sergi Kapanadze, dean of the School of Governance at the Caucasus University, told bne IntelliNews that there would be no point in the coalition staying together if it runs separately in October.

The ruling coalition is led by the Georgian Dream Party, which has 46 seats in parliament, and comprises the Republican, Conservative, Industry Will Save Georgia and National Forum parties, all of which occupied six seats each.

Upon withdrawing from the coalition, National Forum said that it supported the stability of the current government.

Read in IntelliNews Pro
Get IntelliNews Pro

Related Articles

Evolution Equity Partners closes $125mn cybersecurity-focused fund

Evolution Equity Partners announced on 17 July the final closing of a new fund with total capital commitments of $125mn to make investments in cybersecurity and next generation enterprise software ... more

Renewed calls for Abkhaz president to step down amidst growing political crisis

The breakaway region of Abkhazia is in the midst of a severe political crisis, with political opposition groups becoming increasingly vociferous in their accusations that the administration of ... more

Bank of Georgia Group to demerge into two London-listed entities

Bank of Georgia Group (BGEO) announced in a press release on July 3 that it intended to demerge into two London-listed firms. Specifically, BGEO is to demerge into a banking business, Bank of ... more

Most Read

  1. Erdogan lashes out at Germany, Nato, says "God willing" he'll have Russian missiles soon
    1 day ago
  2. STOLYPIN: Donbas continues to be as unpredictable as it is unloved
    1 day ago
  3. EU allows Gazprom to use an additional 40% of OPAL gas pipeline's capacity
    2 days ago
  4. Ukrainian farmers turn to Donbas veterans for protection from raiders
    1 day ago
  5. Tajik president’s 23-year old daughter appointed deputy head of largest Tajik bank
    6 days ago
  1. Erdogan lashes out at Germany, Nato, says "God willing" he'll have Russian missiles soon
    1 day ago
  2. CHINA RISING: When sleeping giants meet
    15 days ago
  3. Belarus’ retail king Euroopt goes on the road
    21 days ago
  4. STOLYPIN: Donbas continues to be as unpredictable as it is unloved
    1 day ago
  5. STOLYPIN: Russia’s cyber-challenge cuts both ways
    23 days ago

Selected articles from our premium news/views wire IntelliNews Pro

Login to IntelliNews Pro
Get IntelliNews Pro

Reports

Dismiss