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Coverage dated December 28, 2024

New Georgian president sworn in, as pro-EU predecessor says she takes ‘legitimacy’ with her

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Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, was sworn in as president of Georgia on Sunday amid a political crisis after the government froze European Union application talks in a move that sparked major protests.

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  1. KRDO

    New Georgian president sworn in, as pro-EU predecessor says she takes ‘legitimacy’ with her (opens KRDO)

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    By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Mikheil Kavelashvili was inaugurated as president of Georgia on Sunday, following a tumultuous election period marked

  2. Digital Journal

    Mikheil Kavelashvili, ex-Man City striker and Georgia's disputed far-right president (opens Digital Journal)

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    Georgia inaugurated on Sunday an ex-footballer turned far-right politician -- Mikheil Kavelashvili -- as Tbilisi's next figurehead president, after a

  3. WHEC Rochester

    Kavelashvili is inaugurated as Georgia's president, complicating its path toward EU (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili has been inaugurated as president of Georgia in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia.

  4. Green Field Reporter

    Kavelashvili is inaugurated as Georgia's president, complicating its path toward EU - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    TBILISI, Goergia (AP) — Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili was formally inaugurated as president of Georgia on Sunday, cementing the ruling party’s grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Mikheil Kavelashvili sworn in as Georgia’s new president – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Kavelashvili is a critic of the United States and the West. The country’s outgoing pro-EU president has declared the incoming president "illegitimate."

  6. The Guardian

    Georgia’s pro-west president says she remains the ‘only legitimate president’ as new leader sworn in (opens The Guardian)

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    Salome Zourabichvili tells gathering protesters she will leave the presidential palace as far-right successor Mikheil Kavelashvili takes power

  7. New York Post

    New Georgian president sworn in; predecessor says he is not legitimate leader (opens New York Post)

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    Outgoing President Salome Zourabichvili told supporters that she believed Mikheil Kavelashvili had no legitimacy as president.

  8. CNN

    New Georgian president sworn in, as pro-EU predecessor decries illegitimacy (opens CNN)

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    Mikheil Kavelashvili was inaugurated as president of Georgia on Sunday, following a tumultuous election period marked by further divisions between pro-Russian and pro-EU factions of the former Soviet state.

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