According to Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, throughout the governance of the Georgian Dream party, there was only about a two-year period when corruption issues manifested on a systemic level. The head of the cabinet assured that no such problems existed prior to that, and today all state agencies at every level are “fundamentally free of corruption.”
Kobakhidze reiterated that since his appointment as prime minister, it took about a year and a half to look into numerous matters, identify problems, and carry out reshuffles—a process that concluded in June 2025.
He added that if any issue warrants an investigation, the relevant agencies will handle it.
“These problems [corruption] existed for roughly two years. As soon as they took on a systemic character, we intervened immediately: that was when Bidzina Ivanishvili made a statement and sent an unequivocal signal that he saw certain difficulties requiring resolution and remedy. We immediately set to work on this.
It was a period spanning about two years when, due to a series of subjective, mistaken actions, corruption issues came to the fore. We were so preoccupied with defending against attacks from the outside that it was difficult to concentrate on everything at once across multiple fronts.
Today, the state is stronger than ever, and we are equally capable of focusing both on repelling external attacks and tackling corruption domestically.
Corruption has been fundamentally eradicated not only in the upper echelons of power, but also across key state agencies and state-owned enterprises. As for petty corruption, in any country it requires an ongoing fight,” Kobakhidze said.
Currently, a number of former Georgian Dream officials are serving prison sentences or facing charges in corruption cases. Among the most high-profile cases are those involving former Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, former head of the State Security Service Grigol Liluashvili, and former Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze.