Irakli Kobakhidze – President has to call on for respect of law
Irakli Kobakhidze – President has to call on for respect of law

President is the guarantor of Constitution, the person who should call on for respect of law – Irakli Kobakhidze, Chairman of Parliament said during the recession of plenary sitting of parliament.

Kobakhidze explained that development of events in parliament’s session hall, leaving the hall by president and his demand to answer speeches of MPs had 2 aspects – legal and political. “President has to call on for respect of law, while he demanded to violate the regulations.

Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili left the parliament session hall in protest. The departure was preceded by a verbal conflict between President and Chairman of Parliament Irakli Kobakhidze.

Margvelashvili was asking to be given the opportunity to respond to questions after delivery of speeches by MPs. Kobakhidze explained that President would be allowed to give answers to all questions in a final speech.