Georgian PM names his successor

Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili named Interior Minister Irakli Garibashvili as his successor today. Garibashvili's candidacy is now set to be approved by the country's parliament.

Ahead of the recent presidential elections Ivanishvili announced that he would leave his office right after the new president will assume power.

Garibashvili has worked with Ivanishvili since 2004, becoming Director General of Ivanishvili's charity foundation Cartu in 2005, a member of the supervisory board of Ivanishvili's Cartu Bank in 2007.

Gharibashvili became involved in the politics of Georgia when Ivanishvili founded his political party Georgian Dream–Democratic Georgia in February 2012. He was included in the party list of MP candidates for the October 1 parliamentary election.