The President of Georgia shall be considered impeached if this decision is supported by at least two-thirds of the total number of the Members of Parliament, reads Article 48 of the Constitution of Georgia.

No less than one-third of the total number of the Members of Parliament shall have the right to raise the question of impeachment of the President of Georgia, the document says.

The issue shall be submitted to the Constitutional Court, which shall consider the case and deliver its conclusion to Parliament within 1 month.

If the Constitutional Court’s conclusion confirms a violation of the Constitution or signs of crime by the official in question, Parliament shall discuss and vote on the impeachment of the official within 2 weeks from the submission of the conclusion.

If Parliament does not decide on impeachment within the time frame, initiating an impeachment procedure on the same grounds shall be inadmissible.

The Political Council of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party decided to launch an impeachment procedure against President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili, GD Chair Irakli Kobakhidze announced at the briefing.

The GD Chair said the President of Georgia violates the Constitution by starting visits to foreign countries without the consent of the government.