Bidzina Ivanishvili
In 2011, Japaridze was dismissed from the Georgian diplomatic service. After this he joined the ranks of the opposition Georgian Dream party, founded by the tycoon Bidzina Ivanishvili. He was elected to the Parliament of Georgia on the Georgian Dream ticket in the October 1, 2012 election and became the chairman of the parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs on October 21, 2012.