Georgia: opponents say they do not recognise election of far-right hardliner as president

Of 225 electors present, 224 voted for Mikheil Kavelashvili, who was the only candidate nominated, to be Goergian president. Protesters and opposition leaders gathered outside the parliament to contest the election they consider ‘illegitimate’ and unconsitutional. Political turmoil has rocked the country for several months after Kavelashvili’s party Georgian Dream claimed victory in contested parliamentary elections in October

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