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Second Gakharia government | |
|---|---|
 16th Cabinet of Georgia | |
| 2020-2021 | |
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| Date formed | December 24, 2020 |
| Date dissolved | February 18, 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Salome Zourabichvili (Independent) |
| Head of government | Giorgi Gakharia (GD) |
| No. of ministers | 12 |
| Member parties | Georgian Dream |
| Status in legislature | Majority government |
| History | |
| Election | 2020 parliamentary election |
| Legislature term | 10th Parliament of Georgia (2020-2024) |
| Predecessor | First Gakharia government |
| Successor | Second Garibashvili government |
The second government of Giorgi Gakharia was the government of Georgia, with Giorgi Gakharia as its head as the country's Prime Minister from 24 December 2020 to February 18, 2021. The cabinet was formed after the 2020 parliamentary elections, in which the victorious Georgian Dream party nominated Giorgi Gakharia as its candidate for prime minister for a second term.[1] Gakharia presented his cabinet to parliament on December 14.[2] The Georgian Dream backed his cabinet and approved it by a parliamentary majority on December 24.[3] The second Gakharia administration was dissolved after his resignation on February 18, 2021, over a dispute within his party on the arrest of opposition leader Nika Melia.[4] The political leadership of Georgian Dream, including the party's founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, later branded Gakharia "a coward and a traitor" for stepping down.[5] Gakharia went on to form a new opposition political party.[6]
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