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Ex-football player Kavelashvili becomes Georgia's president as ruling party consolidates power

Video Credit: euronews (in English) - Duration: 01:18s - Published
Ex-football player Kavelashvili becomes Georgia's president as ruling party consolidates power

Ex-football player Kavelashvili becomes Georgia's president as ruling party consolidates power

It was a straightforward victory for Kavelashvili, given the Georgian Dream party’s control of a 300-seat electoral college that replaced direct presidential elections in 2017.


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