Interior Minister Appointed

Parliament approved with 145 to 0 Giorgi Baramidze as Interior Minister.

Giorgi Baramidze of United Democrats and former chairman of the parliamentary committee on security and defense will have to deal with wide-spread corruption, which persists in the Interior Ministry.

?I will do my best to curb corruption. At the first stage it will be impossible, but the corruption will be reduced in the Interior Ministry,? Giorgi Baramidze said, while addressing the MPs.

He also said that the top priority now is to ensure security of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections.

?Also the ministry will recheck the voter lists,? Giorgi Baramidze added. The mess in the voter lists caused numerous irregularities during the November 2 parliamentary elections, as a result thousands of voters were deprived to cast ballot.

The Parliament approved Zurab Zhvania as State Minister and Zurab Nogaideli as Finance Minister today.

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