Ex-Foreign Minister to Become Chief of Intelligence

Gela Bezhuashvili, ex-foreign minister, will be appointed head of the intelligence service, lawmakers from the ruling party have confirmed.

The proposed appointment comes as a surprise, given PM-nominee Lado Gurgenidze’s earlier announcement that Bezhuashvili had decided to quit public life in favour of the private sector.

The intelligence department ? which is directly subordinated to the president – was previously led by Anna Zhvania.

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