Presidential elections - Irakli Kobakhidze`s criteria and opposition`s evaluations

Chairman of the Parliament names the criteria, according to which the country`s new president must be chosen and elected.According to Irakli Kobakhidze, first of all, he does not have to be charismatic and not to carry out meetings with the population .

This `quotation of the Speaker was provided to journalists by the minority today.. According to this argument, Irakli Kobakhidze tried to prove that the direct election should be canceled. The statements which the opposition talked about were made at a closed meeting, where the journalists were not present.

The Speaker blamed the opposition inn lying . Irakli Kobakhidze states that he has not made this statement at the closed the meeting.

The civil sector is against the .majority` position regarding the abolishment of direct election of the President. NGOs remind the government of the recomendations made by the international organizations.

If the position of the ruling party is finally approved, then the first indirect elections will be held in 2023, elections.