Ex-soccer player Kavelashvili becomes Georgia’s president in a blow to country’s EU aspirations
Kavelashvili, 53, who was the only candidate on the ballot, easily won the vote given the Georgian Dream party’s control of a 300-seat electoral college that replaced direct presidential elections in 2017.
Mikheil Kavelashvili used to play for Manchester City. Now he’s Georgia’s far-right president-elect
“It could be argued that Kavelashvili spent most of his time at City facing in the wrong direction, just as he now seems to be doing as the prospective Russia-apologist leader of Georgia,” says Simon Curtis, a City fan, writer and author.
Mikheil Kavelashvili has been elected president of Georgia by the electoral college. The 53-year-old politician, a former ...
Critics have highlighted that Kavelashvili has no higher education diploma and a glaring qualification gap. However, ...
Georgia is poised to select its next president on Saturday as protests backed by the current head of state continue over the ...
A new president is set to be chosen in Georgia on Saturday, amid political chaos in the country. An electoral college will ...
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