As there is no vice-president in Georgia, in the event of the president's resignation, death or impeachment, he or she will be replaced by the Speaker of Parliament until a new president is appointed. There were cases of this in Georgia in 2003 and 2007,In both cases, the president resigned prematurely and was replaced by the speaker of parliament, before new elections were held. In both cases, the acting president became then-Speaker Nino Burjanadze, She was the only one in this position, it can be said that she was also the first female president of the country.