Georgian lawmakers elect far-right, anti-west hardliner as new president

found 2024 › Dec › 14 (Sat) @ 20:13 UTC

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Constitutional crisis deepens as opposition says election of former footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili is ‘illegitimate’

Georgian lawmakers have elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a pro-Russia, hardline criti…

Georgia’s pro-EU president faces day of reckoning

found 2024 › Dec › 14 (Sat) @ 20:13 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

Deposed by Russia-friendly ruling party, Salome Zourabichvili refuses to abandon her job

Former Premier League star controversially becomes Georgia president - amid accusations of vote rigging and his anti-Western, pro-Russian stance

found 2024 › Dec › 14 (Sat) @ 20:13 UTC

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A former Manchester City star became the president of Georgia on Saturday, despite the controversial nature of his elevation to power.

Crisis-hit Georgia names ex-Man City player as president

found 2024 › Dec › 14 (Sat) @ 20:13 UTC

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Georgia ■■

After 17 days of pro-EU protests, a 53-year-old former footballer is appointed president.

The week around the world in 20 pictures

found 2024 › Dec › 14 (Sat) @ 10:51 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The fall of Assad in Syria, protests in Georgia, the Franklin Fire in Malibu and the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists

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Georgia’s ruling party to appoint far-right Russia loyalist as president

found 2024 › Dec › 14 (Sat) @ 09:56 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Constitutional crisis deepens as opposition denounces move by Georgian Dream party as ‘illegitimate’

Georgia’s pro-Russia ruling party is due to appoint a far-right loyalist as president on Saturday …

Georgia's turmoil deepens as ex-footballer to be named president

found 2024 › Dec › 14 (Sat) @ 08:36 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

Georgia ■■

After 16 days of pro-EU protests, a former Manchester City footballer is set be appointed president.

Will the West betray or save anti-Putin protesters in Georgia?

found 2024 › Dec › 13 (Fri) @ 17:58 UTC

a story from The Economist › International

Democratic activists in Russia’s near-abroad pin their hopes on admission by the EU and NATO

Donald Trump plays with fire in Atlanta

found 2024 › Dec › 13 (Fri) @ 17:45 UTC

a story from The Economist › United States

Going after Georgia’s popular Republican governor will do him no good in the state

Democrats struggle to limit the loss of black voters in Georgia

found 2024 › Dec › 13 (Fri) @ 17:45 UTC

a story from The Economist › United States

Kamala Harris’s campaign has good reason to feel jittery