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Lawmakers in Georgia elect hardline critic of West

Georgia Selects New President, Affirming Shift Away From West

Georgia selected Mikheil Kavelashvili as its next president on Saturday, as protests backed by the current head of state continue over the government’s turn away from the West in favor of closer ties with Russia.

The Straits Times · 20h

Georgia lawmakers elect hardline critic of West as new president, amid ongoing protests

Former professional soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili was the only candidate nominated for the post. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Reuters on MSN · 23h

Lawmakers in Georgia elect hardline critic of West as new president

By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as president on Saturday, setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid major protests against the government over a halt to the country’s European Union accession talks last month.

CBC.ca on MSN2h

Nationwide protests in Georgia are a battle for the direction of the country — towards Europe or Russia

Eventually, the protesters are slowly cleared. This is the scene that has played out nightly for nearly two weeks in Tbilisi, ...

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Violent protests in Georgia highlight battle over the country's future. Here's why it matters.

The Georgian government's move away from the European Union and closer to Russia is fueling daily protests. Here's why it ...

Conflict Watcher on MSN23h

Georgia erupts: Mass protests challenge the ruling party

In Tbilisi, anti-government protests are taking place on the day of the presidential elections. Thousands of Georgians are ...

Hundreds of arrests and mysterious beatings as Georgia cracks down on pro-EU protests

Seventy-five-year-old Marina Terishvili's teenage son Mamuka was shot dead at a nationalist rally in Georgia in 1992. Now her ...

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Police in Georgia move again to disperse protests over the suspension of EU talks

Police in the Georgian capital have again moved to disperse thousands of demonstrators after over 200 people were detained ...

AFP on MSN2d

Escalation feared as Georgia pro-EU protests enter third week

Georgia's pro-EU protests entered their third week Thursday, amid fears the post-electoral crisis could further escalate with ...

Ukrainska Pravda on MSN1d

"Presidential elections" begin in Georgia's parliament, people gather for protests outside – photos, videos

The Georgian parliament has begun the procedure for presidential elections, which, for the first time, will be held through ...

CNN13d

Georgia is being rocked by growing protests. Here’s what you need to know

Days of protests have rocked Georgia following the government’s controversial decision to delay the former Soviet country’s bid to join the European Union. Tensions have been brewing for ...

Al Jazeera English12d

Georgia protests: What’s behind them and what’s next?

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have clashed with riot police in Georgia over the past five nights in protests against the governing Georgian Dream party’s decision to suspend talks aimed ...