Adjara Region’s Head of Government Tornike Rizhvadze Resigns

Adjara Region’s Head of Government Tornike Rizhvadze Resigns

Tornike Rizhvadze announced about his resignation as Head of the local government of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. “I remain a loyal soldier of the Georgian Dream, and I am sure that many great victories lie ahead!” Rizhvadze wrote in a Facebook post. Rizhvadze has led the regional government since 2018. He was often the subject of criticism, including over an episode on November 25, 2021, when opposition politicians and activists called fo…

Sulkhan Tamazashvili, the former director of the Tbilisi Police Department, has been appointed as the chairman of the government of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. He has been sanctioned by the UK and US Treasury Departments for the violent dispersal of pro-European protests, including being included in the “Global Magnitsky” list. “First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Tornike Rizhvadze – for seven years he served the Autonomous Republic o…

Tornike Rizhvadze has resigned from the position of Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. Rizhvadze wrote about this on social networks. “I have made a decision to resign from the position of Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. I have been holding this position for the seventh year. It is time for something new and I want to wish the future Chairman success. I would like to thank the founde…