According to Chairperson of the Faction Georgian Dream – Tbilisi, this decision has been taken by the coalition and reason for this is that there are public questions regarding Shikhiashvili.

" Nevertheless, the public turned out to have an extreme sensitivity towards Shikhiashvili and several deputies, maybe for the tact or those errors he had committed while working as chairman of the City Council. I've always said that Shikhiashvili was unacceptable to this position and it is confirmed by the various processes as well. As for the ruling party's election list, in general, the consultations are still underway in this regard," – Zumbadze said.

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