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The head of the “Servant of the People” faction, David Arahamia, declined to say what position former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will take. The popular deputy said that the new working format was determined by the results of Saakashvili’s consultations with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
For the former president of Georgia, the former head of the Odessa regional state administration Mikhail Saakashvili, who was to be appointed deputy prime minister of Ukraine, found a new position. This was announced at a briefing in the Verkhovna Rada by the head of the “Servants of the People” faction David Arahamia. The briefing was broadcast on the television channel. “112 Ukraine”.
“There are enough votes for his candidacy, but Saakashvili has held long consultations with the president in recent days. [Владимиром Зеленским]. They found a different format that they will work in … This is a new position, “Arahamia said.
He declined to disclose the publication in question. “I cannot say, because this is the initiative of the president,” said the parliamentarian.
According to him, Saakashvili’s new position will probably be revealed “a little later today, and possibly early next week.”
On April 22, it emerged that Zelensky proposed that Saakashvili take over as deputy prime minister for reform. The president believes that the politician “has the potential to support the Ukrainian government.”
The People’s Servant faction stated that the Verkhovna Rada may consider Saakashvili’s appointment this week, but so far the prime minister has not submitted a corresponding presentation to parliament.
Currently there are not enough votes for the appointment of Saakashvili. “People’s Servant” deputy Alexander Kachura expressed the opinion that if the president calls on the faction to support this staff decision, there will be votes. “There was no official statement from Zelensky. If the president expresses at a faction meeting that we need to support Saakashvili, we will definitely support this decision. We will have 226 votes in the faction,” he said.
According to “The Ukrainian Truth” and “RBC-Ukraine,” the former President of Georgia may take the position of adviser to the President or a seat on the National Reform Council.
In 2004-2013, Saakashvili was the President of Georgia. After the end of the second cadence in 2013, he left the country, now lives in Ukraine, has Ukrainian citizenship.
In 2015-2016, the former President of Georgia headed the Odessa Regional State Administration. He resigned because the Ukrainian authorities, he said, supported the corruption clans.
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