2024 Georgian presidential elections
Kavelashvili takes presidential oath as Zourabichvili condemns inauguration as a ‘parody’
Media was prohibited from taking photos or videoing the ceremony, which also featured no foreign diplomats.
2024 Georgian presidential elections
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Georgia’s EU U-turn
Georgia live updates | Kavelashvili inaugurated against a backdrop of protests
We continue our live coverage of the fallout and widespread protests over Georgia’s EU accession U-turn.
2024 Georgian presidential elections
Georgian Dream elects ex-footballer and Ivanishvili loyalist as new president
The sole candidate, Mikheil Kavelashvili received 224 votes from the 300-member electoral college.
2024 Georgian presidential elections
Georgian Dream nominates football player and outspoken critic of the West for president
Georgian Dream has nominated Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former Georgian football player, and member of the People’s Power faction of the ruling party as their candidate for president. Bidzina Ivanishvili, the billionaire founder and honorary chair of the ruling Georgian Dream, announced the decision on Wednesday morning after a meeting with the party. ‘He is, by his nature and, if you will, even by his habitus, the finest embodiment of the Georgian man’, Ivanishvili said. For the first time i
2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections
Georgian Dream tightens grip as parliament sets presidential election date without opposition
After the disputed launch of Georgia’s parliament, Georgian Dream is moving swiftly to elect a successor to President Salome Zourabichvili, amidst uncertainty over whether she or the boycotting opposition will contest the presidential race. On Tuesday, the Georgian Parliament scheduled 14 December as the date for the election of Georgia’s next president by an electoral college. The resolution was approved by 80 Georgian Dream members, unopposed, as the ruling party entered its second day of
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