Georgia, Kavelashvili

Kavelashvili inaugurated as Georgia's president, complicating its path toward EU
Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili has been inaugurated as president of Georgia in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russi
Georgia's presidential turmoil: Protests shadow Kavelashvili's inauguration
A political storm in Tbilisi. On Sunday, Mikheil Kavelashvili was sworn in as president. This occurred amidst protests. The opposition is demonstrating, and people have gathered in the streets. Mikheil Kavelashvili assumed office as the president of Georgia during a ceremony attended by members of the ruling party,
Protesters Gather In Tbilisi Before Inauguration Of Disputed President
At least 2,000 pro-EU protesters gathered in Tbilisi on Sunday ahead of Georgia's disputed presidential inauguration, awaiting a speech by current President Salome Zurabishvili, who has refused to step down when her term ends and demanded new elections.
Mikheil Kavelashvili, ex-Man City striker and Georgia’s disputed far-right president
Georgian ex-footballer turned far-right politician Mikheil Kavelashvili is set to be inaugurated today as Tbilisi’s next figurehead president, after
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.
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 set to inaugurate disputed president amid political crisis
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.
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 outgoing president refuses to quit as successor sworn in
Thousands of Georgian protesters have formed a human chain in the capital, Tbilisi, ahead of a political showdown as the new ...
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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 ...
Salome Zurabishvili: defiant champion of Georgia's EU dream
Salome Zurabishvili was a French diplomat before entering the turbulent politics of her ancestral homeland, where she was ...
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Georgia: Brutal Police Violence Against Protesters
Police and other security forces have used brutal violence against largely peaceful protesters in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, ...
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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 ...
Kavelashvili inaugurated as Georgia’s president, complicating path towards EU
Outgoing president Salome Zourabichvili said she will leave the Orbeliani Palace in Tbilisi but insisted she is still the ...
With Euro-Atlantic ambitions derailed and a far-right ex-soccer player president on the way, Georgians question what’s next?
Georgians who have participated in nightly protests for the past month are exhausted, and unsure what tomorrow will bring.