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| Former Man City player elected Georgian president | Former Man City player elected Georgian president |
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| Mikhail Kavelashvili’s candidacy has been supported by over 200 MPs out of 300 | Mikhail Kavelashvili’s candidacy has been supported by over 200 MPs out of 300 |
| The Georgian parliament has voted to appoint former Manchester City player Mikhail Kavelashvili, whose party is a member of the ruling coalition, as the new president of the country. | |
| Kavelashvili’s candidacy has been supported by 224 legislators out of 300. The 53-year-old was the only candidate considered. | Kavelashvili’s candidacy has been supported by 224 legislators out of 300. The 53-year-old was the only candidate considered. |
| Georgia is a parliamentary republic, in which the prime minister and government wield executive power, while the president’s role is ceremonial. | Georgia is a parliamentary republic, in which the prime minister and government wield executive power, while the president’s role is ceremonial. |
| The pro-EU opposition, which had been protesting since the ruling Georgian Dream party achieved a landslide victory in the parliamentary election in October, has said that it refuses to recognize the results of the presidential vote. | The pro-EU opposition, which had been protesting since the ruling Georgian Dream party achieved a landslide victory in the parliamentary election in October, has said that it refuses to recognize the results of the presidential vote. |
| Demonstrators, carrying Georgian and EU flags, began gathering in the center of the capital in the morning. They were heard chanting, “Salome! Salome!,” which is the name of Georgia’s outgoing pro-Western president, Salome Zourabichvili. | Demonstrators, carrying Georgian and EU flags, began gathering in the center of the capital in the morning. They were heard chanting, “Salome! Salome!,” which is the name of Georgia’s outgoing pro-Western president, Salome Zourabichvili. |
| Zourabichvili told Radio France Internationale earlier this week that she has no intention of leaving the presidential palace despite her term officially expiring on Monday. “When a new president is legitimately chosen through an election, I will gladly give up my seat to him,” she said. | Zourabichvili told Radio France Internationale earlier this week that she has no intention of leaving the presidential palace despite her term officially expiring on Monday. “When a new president is legitimately chosen through an election, I will gladly give up my seat to him,” she said. |
| This is the first time that the Georgian president is being elected by MPs instead of via a popular vote. | This is the first time that the Georgian president is being elected by MPs instead of via a popular vote. |
| Kavelashvili used to be a member of the Georgian Dream before joining the newly-created People’s Party in the summer of 2022. The party, which now holds eight seats in parliament, is a part of the ruling coalition. | |
| Before becoming a politician, Kavelashvili enjoyed a successful career as a footballer. He has played for Manchester City, Dinamo Tbilisi, Spartak Vladikavkaz, and several Swiss clubs, including Basel and Zurich’s Grasshoppers, scoring a total of 166 goals. The striker also has 46 caps and 9 goals for the Georgian national squad. |