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Georgia lawmakers elect anti-Western former soccer player

LA Times on MSN · 42m

Ex-soccer player Kavelashvili becomes Georgia's president in a blow to country's EU aspirations

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.

Georgia political crisis deepens as lawmakers vote in far-right ex-soccer player as president

Georgian lawmakers have voted in far-right former soccer star Mikheil Kavelashvili as next president of Georgia, amid mounting popular anger over the government’s halt to EU accession talks.

New York Post on MSN · 9h

Georgia lawmakers elect anti-Western former soccer player as president

Kavelashvili, a former professional soccer player, has strongly anti-Western, often conspiratorial views. In public speeches this year, he has repeatedly alleged that Western intelligence agencies are seeking to drive Georgia into war with Russia ...

The Red & Black9h

Keidane McAlpine’s impact: A reflection on the last three years of Georgia soccer

The conclusion of Georgia's 2024 soccer season marks the third year of Keidane McAlpine’s tenure as the head coach for the ...

The Times of Israel12h

Georgia lawmakers elect hardline critic of West as new president amid major anti-government protests

Georgian lawmakers elect Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as president, setting him up to replace a ...

San Francisco Examiner12h

Georgia ruling party elects loyalist president amid constitutional crisis

Georgia's ruling party on Saturday voted for a far-right former footballer to become president in a controversial election ...

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