Mikheil Kavelashvili
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Mikheil Kavelashvili is a Georgian politician and former professional footballer who was sworn in as the sixth president of Georgia on 29 December 2024. His election, the first to be conducted through
Official portrait, 2025
Kavelashvili holding a press conference with President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia in Belgrade, December 2025. Serbia and Georgia, both EU candidates, are regarded by the EU as poor performers due to democratic backsliding and issues with the rule of law.
Salomé Zourabichvili
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Salomé Nino Zourabichvili is a French-born Georgian politician and former diplomat who served as the fifth president of Georgia, becoming the first woman to be elected as president in the country's hi
Mikheil Kavelashvili
…an electoral college, rather than a direct popular vote by the Georgian citizens. In his nomination speech, Kavelashvili accused outgoing president Salome Zourabichvili of violating the constitution. As sole candidate in the election on 14 December 2024, Kavelashvili received 224 out of 225 votes in the 300-member…
Zourabichvili in 2024
Niko Nikoladze and his family in 1902
Sciences Po, where Zourabichvili studied from 1969 to 1972.
Zourabichvili with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell in 2004