Georgia’s parliament set a date for national and local lawmakers to pick a new president, paving the way for the ruling Georgian Dream party to choose an ally following its victory in a controversial election.
Georgia’s parliament set a date Tuesday for national and local lawmakers to pick a new president, paving the way for the ruling Georgian Dream party to choose an ally following its victory in a controversial election.that the opposition insists was rigged. Current president Salome Zourabichvili rejected the results. Europe an election observers said the balloting took place in a “divisive” atmosphere marked by instances of bribery, double voting and physical violence.
Georgian Dream has a majority in the electoral college and is expected to choose an ally to replace Zourabichvili. The outgoing president was elected by popular vote in 2018, and her six-year term will end in December. The new president will be elected for five years.Indonesia arrests Filipino fugitive accused of running a $67 million investment scamCritics have accused Georgian Dream — established by Bidzina Ivanishvili, a shadowy billionaire who made his fortune in Russia — of becoming increasingly authoritarian and tilted toward Moscow.
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