Mikheil Kavelashvili has become president of Georgia in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and a victory for Russia.
Georgian lawmakers named former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili as president on Saturday, as the ruling party tightened its grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s European Union aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia. Kavelashvili, 53, a former Manchester City player and the only candidate on the ballot, won the vote by an electoral college that replaced direct presidential elections in 2017.
Giorgi Vashadze of the Unity National Movement Coalition said Zourabichvili is “the only legitimate source of power.” Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Kavelashvili’s win “will make a significant contribution to strengthening Georgia’s statehood and our sovereignty, as well as reducing radicalism and so-called polarization.
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