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Georgia likely to hold presidential election in Jan 2025: PM

Georgia likely to hold presidential election in Jan 2025: PM
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Tbilisi, Nov 13 (UNI) Georgia will probably hold a presidential election in January 2025, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Wednesday.
"Everything is going peacefully, the results of the elections will be summed up, a parliamentary session will be held on the 10th day, parliamentary life will begin. Then, the presidential election will be held very soon, presumably in early January, the inauguration of the president will take place," Kobakhidze told reporters.
Earlier this week, incumbent Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili called for new parliamentary elections to overcome political crisis.

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