Gedevan Popkhadze elected as First Deputy Chair of Legal Issues Committee
Gedevan Popkhadze elected as First Deputy Chair of Legal Issues Committee

Gedevan Popkhadze was elected as First Deputy Chairperson of the Legal Issues Committee of the Parliament of Georgia. Popkhadze will act as Chair of the Committee.

Eka Beselia, the Chair of the Committee, presented three candidates, Gedevan Popkhadze, Levan Gogichaishvili and Ruslan Poghosyan to the post of the Chair of the Legal Issues Committee.

During the ballot, Gedevan Popkhadze received six votes, Levan Gogichaishvili five and Ruslan Poghosyan one. Afterward, the chairman of the committee explained that six votes were not enough to allow Gedevan Popkhadze to be elected in the first round, so the second round was held.

In the second round, Gedevan Popkhadze received seven votes, Levan Gogichishvili – one.

Eka Beselia left the post of Chair of the Committee on legal issues on December 27.