The United National Movement (UNM) opposition party will support Badri Japaridze, the Lelo for Georgia party candidate, for the upcoming by-elections in the city of Rustavi, after the politician saw his MP status terminated by the Georgian parliament on Tuesday, UNM leader Khatia Dekanoidze announced on Wednesday.
The ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party has rejected calls made by opposition figures to restore proportional lists that would allow replacement of MPs whose status is being suspended in voting in the legislative body, with officials from the party pointing out to a past support for removal of the reserve lists by the opposition.