Opposition MP Stripped of Credentials

Parliament stripped Koba Davitashvili, leader of the opposition Conservative Party, of his MP credentials on September 7 in order to allow him to run in the October 5 local self-governance elections.

Davitashvili announced on September 5 that he planed to quit Parliament in order to run for the Tbilisi mayoral race.

An election coalition of the Conservative and Republican parties has nominated Davitashvili to run as a joint candidate.

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