Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Kakhaber Kuchava is resigning, leader of the ruling Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia Party Irakli Kobahidze said today.

“Today the political party’s council held a session during which it discussed several major personnel-related issues. First, I would like to inform that Speaker of the Parliament Kakha Kuchava has decided to resign,” he said.

Kobakhidze also informed that the ruling party has nominated the political party’s public relations secretary Shalva Papuashvili for the position of parliamentary speaker.