Experts discuss Bidzina Ivanishvili's role in Georgian politics

A month after Bidzina Ivanishvili resigned from the post of Georgian prime minister he discussed with Forbes magazine the main results of his leadership. Ivanishvili believes that he managed to achieve a lot.

The head of the Institute of Strategic Management, Petre Mamradze, agrees that several major achievements were made under Ivanishvili. Among them were amnesties and improvement of living condition in prisons, better relations with Russia and free and transparent presidential elections.

At the same time, there were some disturbing news, such as the alleged kidnapping of imprisoned former prime minister Vano Merabishvili, the expert says.

Another expert, Nika Chitadze, stresses that the Ivanishvili cabinet provided all citizens with healthcare insurance and improved the situation in the social sphere in general. In addition, Georgia signed an associate membership agreement with the EU, he underlines.