Salome Zourabichvili tells gathering protesters she will leave the presidential palace as far-right successor Mikheil Kavelashvili takes power

Salome Zourabichvili tells gathering protesters she will leave the presidential palace as far-right successor Mikheil Kavelashvili takes power

Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20241229091815/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/29/georgia-president-sworn-in-protests-zourabichvili-kavelashvili

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  • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
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    9 days ago

    I'm out of the loop. Why were their elections controversial and why does she believe she's the only legitimate president? Was it because of Russian interference?

    • huf [he/him]
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      9 days ago

      the party that won doesnt want georgia to (try to) join nato. that's enough to make them illegitimate nowadays.

    • catloaf@lemm.ee
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      9 days ago

      All the other parties boycotted the election, so this guy won by default. I don't know why they were boycotting it, but having only one person on the ballot doesn't seem like a free and fair election by any measure.