Georgia’s Constitutional Commission Secretary Tengiz Sharmanishvili has been appointed Georgia’s Ambassador to Armenia. <\/p>\n
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Sharmanishvili represents the National Democratic Party in Georgia, which considers itself to be an opposition group; however, Tbilisi considers the party to be part of the pro-government elite.<\/p>\n
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Recall that the Commission under Sharmanishvili’s secretariat drafted a baseline document for constitutional amendments that will reduce the powers of the president and strengthen the role of the prime minister after the country’s presidential elections in 2013.<\/p>\n
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Some critics, however, contend that the amendments were a ploy to allow Georgia’s current president, Mikheil Saakashvili to remain the country\u2019s de facto leader \u2014 by assuming the role of prime minister after his presidential term ends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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