Mikheil Kavelashvili

2 Stories

Pro-EU Leader Calls Successor Illegitimate

Outgoing Leader
Calls Inauguration
'a Parody'

Dec 29, 2024 2:30 PM CST

Outgoing Leader Calls Inauguration 'a Parody'

Georgia inaugurates Mikheil Kavelashvili after disputed election

(Newser) - Mikheil Kavelashvili was inaugurated as the president of Georgia on Sunday over the protests of his predecessor, lawmakers, and crowds outside the presidential palace in Tbilisi. His Georgian Dream party won parliamentary elections in October, in a process that European election observers criticized and the outgoing president called part of...

Georgia's New President Is a Far-Right Ex-Soccer Star

Georgia's New Leader 'a Blow
to the Country's EU Aspirations'

Dec 14, 2024 8:28 AM CST

Georgia's New Leader 'a Blow to the Country's EU Aspirations'

That's the opposition's take on election of far-right ex-soccer star Mikheil Kavelashvili as president

(Newser) - Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of the nation of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party tightened its grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country's EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia. Kavelashvili, 53, easily won the vote given the...

2 Stories