Former Soccer Star Kavelashvili Elected New President of Georgia, as Ruling Conservatives Consolidate Their Control – Globalist Outgoing President Refuses to Hand Over Power
In the Eastern European country of Georgia, the presidential election took place against the background of considerable protests by the liberal/Globalist opposition and widespread pressure by both the EU and the Joe Biden regime in the US.
The election took place in Parliament, a college of electors composed of MPs and representatives of local government chose the new president, consolidating the power of the ruling ‘Georgian Dream’ party.
The electors chose Mikheil Kavelashvili, considered a hardline critic of the West, to replace a ‘pro-Western’ Globalist born in France incumbent.
Of 225 electors present, 224 voted for Kavelashvili, who was the only candidate nominated.
Reuters reported:
“The ruling Georgian Dream party’s move to freeze the EU accession process until 2028, abruptly halting a long-standing national goal that is written into the country’s constitution, has provoked widespread anger in Georgia, where opinion polls show that seeking EU membership is overwhelmingly popular.
Kavelashvili, a former professional soccer player, has strongly anti-Western, often conspiratorial views. In public speeches this year, he has repeatedly alleged that Western intelligence agencies are seeking to drive Georgia into war with Russia, which ruled Georgia for 200 years until 1991.”
Protesters gathered in light snowfall and freezing temperatures outside parliament.
All Western-controlled opposition parties boycotted parliament since the October election in which Georgian Dream won almost 54% of the vote.
“Kavelashvili was nominated for the mostly ceremonial presidency last month by Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire ex-prime minister who is widely seen as the country’s paramount leader and has moved to deepen ties with neighboring Russia, which polls show many Georgians dislike.”
Besides his soccer stardom, Kavelashvili also made his name as a leader of People’s Power, an anti-Western splinter group of the ruling ‘Georgian Dream’ party.
He co-authored the ‘foreign agents’ law targeting the Globalist NGOs.
“Outgoing President Salome Zourabichvili, a pro-EU critic of the ruling Georgian Dream party, has positioned herself as a leader of the protest movement and has said she will remain president after her term ends. She considers parliament illegitimate as a result of alleged fraud in the October election.
In a post on X shortly before the vote, Zourabichvili said her successor’s election represented ‘a mockery of democracy’.”
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