Georgia's ruling party nominates finance minister Bakhtadze as PM

Mamuka Bakhtadze speaks to the media in Tbilisi, Georgia, June 14, 2018. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's ruling party on Thursday named acting Finance Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze as its candidate to become the next prime minister, the parliamentary speaker said.

Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili resigned on Wednesday amid a disagreement with the leader of his ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, who is the richest man in the ex-Soviet republic.