Georgia, Kavelashvili

Kavelashvili is inaugurated as Georgia's president, complicating its path toward EU
Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili was formally inaugurated as president of Georgia on Sunday, cementing the ruling party's grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia.
Georgia's new president sworn in amid political showdown
Georgia is set to inaugurate on Sunday a ruling party loyalist as president, after his election was declared "illegitimate" by the outgoing leader and the pro-Western opposition.Opposition parties have refused to enter the newly elected parliament,
Anti-Western Kavelashvili sworn in as Georgia's president, pro-EU Zourabichvili disputes legitimacy
Georgian anti-Western politician Mikheil Kavelashvili, an ally of the ruling Georgian Dream party, was inaugurated as the country's sixth president on Dec. 29 in a move seen as illegitimate by the opposition.
Georgia’s outgoing president urges EU to use more leverage to back protesters
Georgia’s outgoing president wants the European Union to press her country’s pro-Russia government to hold a new election.
Georgia's new president Mikheil Kavelashvili sworn in amid mass protest
Thousands protested in Georgia during President Mikheil Kavelashvili's inauguration amid a political crisis stemming from halted EU membership talks and accusations of electoral malpractice. Opposition parties rejected Kavelashvili's legitimacy.
Mikheil Kavelashvili sworn in as Georgia’s new president
Kavelashvili is a critic of the United States and the West. The country’s outgoing pro-EU president has declared the incoming president "illegitimate."
Georgia's contested ruling party to inaugurate president amid political crisis
Georgia is gearing up for Sunday's inauguration of a ruling party loyalist as president, after his election was declared "illegitimate" by the outgoing leader and the pro-Western opposition. Mikheil Kavelashvili's inauguration is expected to further escalate the political crisis which has seen mass pro-EU demonstrations.
Georgia's president agrees to vacate residence - but not her office
Salome Zourabichvili said on Sunday that she will vacate her official residence in Tbilisi, but declared she was still the ...
Georgia in crisis as hardline president sworn in amid protests and political row
Outgoing President Salome Zourabichvili, a pro-EU opponent of the ruling party, said in a defiant speech to supporters ...
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New Georgia president, a former footballer, sworn in. But his predecessor says he is not legitimate
Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, has been sworn in as president of Georgia amid a political crisis, after ...
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The West Should Not Let Tbilisi Slip Back Into Russia’s Orbit
A European official declared that “the engagement shown on election day” should be considered evidence “of a system that is ...
Russia to start humanitarian supplies of electricity to breakaway Georgian region
Russia will start humanitarian supplies of electricity to Abkhazia, a breakaway Georgian region backed by Moscow, from Monday ...
Georgia: how a former Manchester City footballer will shift the nation’s politics further towards Russia
Georgia’s new president was not directly elected after a change to the constitution, and was the only person on the ballot.
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Georgia elects pro-Russia president as EU hopes dim
Mikheil Kavelashvili’s victory is still challenged by the opposition who claim the election was rigged with Russia’s help.
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Georgia: Thousands Form Human Chains In Anti-Government Protests 2
Thousands of anti-government protesters formed human chains across cities in Georgia on Saturday, December 28 to oppose the inauguration of the country¾s new pro-Russia president Mikheil Kavelashvili, ...