Georgia's ruling party on Saturday installed a loyalist as president in a controversial election process, amid a deepening constitutional crisis and weeks of mass pro-EU protests. The Black Sea nation has been in turmoil since the governing Georgian Dream party claimed victory in contested October parliamentary elections.

Georgia's political crisis deepened Friday after new pro-Europe protests were announced ahead of the controversial nomination of a far-right government loyalist as president.- 'Unprecedented constitutional crisis' - Pro-EU demonstrators have staged daily rallies across Georgia for the last two weeks,

Georgia's ruling party is set to appoint a former soccer star as president through a controversial election process. The opposition sees the move as a further blow to the country's European aspirations.

A new president is set to be chosen in Georgia on Saturday, amid political chaos in the country. An electoral college will determine the new president, but there is only one candidate, nominated by the governing Georgian Dream party: former footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili,

Ex-Man City striker Mikheil Kavelashvili is only candidate standing in a vote put to politicians rather than the people.

A former football star is poised to become president of Georgia on Saturday as the ruling party consolidates its grip.The opposition calls the