Ex-football player Kavelashvili becomes Georgia's president as ruling party consolidates power
- Kavelashvili becomes Georgia's president after his election as a significant political shift.
- The ruling party consolidates power in the country with Kavelashvili's presidency.
- Kavelashvili has a background in sports, which is notable in his political career.
- His presidency is viewed as a continuation of the ruling party's influence.
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EU supporters are protesting against the outcome of the elections and the new presidential election. However, the number of participants is declining and the expected violent clash with the state authorities has not occurred.
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thelibertybeacon.comGeorgia's New President, An Ex-Soccer Player, Solidifies Anti-EU Leadership
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Lawmakers in Georgia elect hardline critic of West as new president - West Hawaii Today
TBILISI — Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as president on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid major protests against the government over a halt to the country’s European Union accession talks last month.
Moscow. The ruling Georgian Dream party, which claims to have won the legislative elections of 26 October last in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, described as fraudulent by the opposition, yesterday appointed Mikhail Kavelashvili, a former professional footballer, 53 years old, considered an officialist politician who was committed to the extreme right speech.
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