Mikheil Kavelashvili Elected Georgia’s President in Controversial Parliamentary Process

Protests intensify as opposition rejects the legitimacy of the new president and calls for fresh elections.

• Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former footballer and far-right politician, was elected president by a parliamentary electoral college dominated by the ruling Georgian Dream party.
• The opposition boycotted the election, citing allegations of fraud in the October parliamentary elections and the president's selection process as unconstitutional.
• Outgoing pro-European President Salome Zourabichvili has refused to step down, claiming the election is illegitimate and demanding new parliamentary elections.
• Mass protests have erupted in Tbilisi and other cities, with demonstrators opposing the government’s decision to delay EU accession talks until 2028 and its perceived alignment with Russia.
• International criticism has mounted over the government’s crackdown on protests, with reports of police violence, mass arrests, and condemnation from Western nations like France and the United States.

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