Parliamentary Minority to Have Two Factions

Parliament has approved with its second hearing a constitutional amendment envisaging the reduction of the minimum number of lawmakers necessary to set up a parliamentary faction from seven to six.

The parliamentary minority has confirmed that as soon as the amendment comes into force, it would set up two factions. Currently 12 lawmakers from the parliamentary minority – half of them from the Christian-Democratic Party – have one faction.

The new faction will apparently be led by MP Giorgi Akhvlediani of the Christian-Democratic Party.

Both the formal faction and parliamentary minority give certain political privileges to its members – including the right to vote in the parliament’s bureau (the body which determines the parliamentary sessions’ schedule), guaranteed seats in committees, investigation commissions and parliamentary delegations.

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