Who is Mikheil Kavelashvili, the ex-Manchester City player who could become Georgia's next president?
Mikheil Kavelashvili, 53, a former Manchester City player, is all set to be Georgia’s next president after the ruling Georgian Dream party selected him as its candidate for the upcoming December 14 election.
Ex-Manchester City striker turned populist picked for Georgia presidency
Georgia’s ruling party has nominated Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former Manchester City footballer turned ultranationalist firebrand, as its presidential candidate to replace the pro-EU incumbent. Kavelashvili’s expected confirmation by parliament next month would spell the end of Georgia ’s last independent political institution,
The pro-Russian ruling party won elections with the message that angering Moscow risks turning Georgia into another Ukraine.
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Georgia's governing party picks former soccer player as presidential candidateGeorgia's governing party has picked a former soccer player as its candidate for president following a disputed victory in ...
Some vintners in the former Soviet republic are seeking to break a politically risky dependence on Russia and focus more on high-value European and American markets.
Protesters stormed the parliament of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday and opposition ...
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Putin Ally Resigns Amid Mass Protests in Russia's BackyardIn 2008, Moscow recognized the independence of Abkhazia, along with neighboring South Ossetia following a brief war between ...
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Protesters in Georgia’s capital set up a tent camp and demand new elections, wary of RussiaDemonstrators in Georgia’s capital have set up tents on a central thoroughfare and vowed to stay around the clock to demand ...
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Vladimir Putin aims to keep Moldova and Georgia under his thumb — and the electoral results from both countries suggest his ...
Protesters opposing a measure allowing Russians to buy property in the Georgian territory of Abkhazia stormed the separatist ...
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Opinion: Georgia’s civil society is the last line of defense for democracyThe Oct. 26 elections, in which the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory, have brought to the surface deep concerns ...
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