Georgia’s outgoing president Salome Zourabichvili refuses to quit as successor Mikheil Kavelashvili sworn inCategoriesNews World

Georgia’s outgoing president Salome Zourabichvili refuses to quit as successor Mikheil Kavelashvili sworn in

Georgia’s four main opposition groups have rejected Kavelashvili and boycotted parliament. Kavelashvili is a former MP with the Georgian Dream party and was the only candidate for the job. Zourabichvili has previously denounced his election as a travesty. Georgian Dream has become increasingly authoritarian in recent years, passing Russian-style laws targeting media and non-government groups […]

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Rayhan Demytrie sees “anger and frustration” after appointment of a new presidentCategoriesNews World

Rayhan Demytrie sees “anger and frustration” after appointment of a new president

Large crowds of protesters have gathered outside the Georgian parliament to object to the appointment of a new president. The BBC’s Rayhan Demytrie saw demonstrators kicking a ball after Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former Manchester City football player turned ultra-conservative politician, was elected as Georgia’s next president. Protests were sparked by the ruling Georgian Dream party’s […]

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