With 76 votes in favor and two against, the ruling Georgian Dream party MP Karlo Kopaliani has been suspended of his mandate at the Parliament’s February 5 session.
Karlo Kopaliani has been appointed as the Head of Administration of Georgian Technical University. According to the Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, the position is incompatible with a lawmaker’s status.
In his farewell address to the lawmakers, Karlo Kopaliani thanked the Georgian Prime Minister, the Parliament and the chairman of the ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Karlo Kopaliani was a member of the Parliament of last three convocations. In 2016, he entered the legislature through Georgian Dream’s party list.
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