Naming all candidates for the post of Ombudsman will make it easier for Georgian Dream to lobby for the candidate they want, Lelo MP Salome Samadashvili told reporters, responding to the decision of Citizens to nominate all 19 candidates for the post of Ombudsman.

According to Samadashvili, among them there are those who can be lobbied and supported by Georgia­n Dream.

"During the voting, we will support those candidates who were nominated by non-governmental organizations. They received a very high evaluation also according to the rules invented by Georgia­n Dream, so we feel very comfortable in our decision that the candidates of non-governmental organizations will be the best for this post. As for the decision of other factions and political groups, as to who they will nominate, this is their decision. Personally, I am sure that among the candidates there are such persons whom Georgia­n Dream may be secretly lobbying and supporting. If all of them are named, it will make it easier for Georgia­n Dream to lobby for the candidate they want," said Samadashvili.

For information, the political group Citi­zens will nominate all 19 candidates to the Parliament for the post of Public Defender.

19 applications were submitted to the Parliament for the post of Ombudsman, and Citi­zens will nominate all of them.

As the Vice-Speaker of the Parliament Levan Ioseliani said, the process is not in danger of failing with this decision and all candidates will be given the opportunity to present themselves before the Parliament and express their opinions.