{"id":2384466,"date":"2024-12-29T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-georgian-president-sworn-in-amid-political-crisis-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-29T12:44:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T17:44:56","slug":"new-georgian-president-sworn-in-amid-political-crisis-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-georgian-president-sworn-in-amid-political-crisis-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"New Georgian president sworn in amid political crisis &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-georgian-president-sworn-in-amid-political-crisis-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2384466&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u2062 discusses the inauguration of Mikheil Kavelashvili as Georgia&#8217;s\u200c new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-pence-under-growing-pressure-from-gop-lawmakers-president-trump\/\" title=\"VP Pence under growing pressure from GOP lawmakers, President Trump\">president amid<\/a> a political crisis characterized by widespread protests and allegations of electoral fraud. \u2062kavelashvili, a former soccer \u2063player, assumes\u200b a\u200d mostly ceremonial position as the country grapples with \u200dthe controversy surrounding the election\u200c results.The previous president, Salome Zourabichvili, who aligned with the European Union, has \u200drefused to recognise Kavelashvili&#8217;s legitimacy, insisting on\u2063 her status \u200cas the &#8220;legitimate officeholder&#8221; even after her departure from the presidential palace.The\u2062 situation highlights a important political \u200bdivide \u2062and\u2062 unrest in the \u2063nation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">New Georgian president sworn in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-defense-officials-check-on-israel-as-political-crisis-fuels-civil-war-anxiety\/\" title=\"US defense officials monitor Israel amid political crisis, fearing escalation to &#039;civil war&#039;.\">amid political crisis<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1921802\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former soccer star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3262507\/trump-unlikely-bow-bidzina-ivanishvili-georgia-corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mikheil Kavelashvili<\/a> was sworn in as&nbsp;Georgia&rsquo;s&nbsp;new president on Sunday, stepping into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-post-election-crisis-continues-malaysian-king-set-to-pick-pm\/\" title=\"As Post-Election Crisis Continues, Malaysian King Set to Pick PM\">largely ceremonial role<\/a> as the nation grapples with widespread protests and accusations of electoral fraud.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Outgoing President&nbsp;Salome Zourabichvili, a pro-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/european-union\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">European Union<\/a> leader, has refused to concede legitimacy to her successor. Addressing supporters outside the presidential palace in Tbilisi, Zourabichvili declared she would remain the &ldquo;legitimate officeholder&rdquo; despite leaving the residence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220465\/what-trump-promised-day-one-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT TRUMP HAS PROMISED TO DO ON DAY 1 IN THE OVAL OFFICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Outgoing Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, center, leaves the Orbeliani Palace, the official residence of the President of Georgia, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. (AP Photo\/Zurab Tsertsvadze)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3233838\/which-jan-6-defendants-could-see-pardons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHICH JAN. 6 DEFENDERS COULD SEE PARDONS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am taking legitimacy with me, I am taking the flag with me,&rdquo; she said, vowing to continue the fight for fresh elections.<\/p>\n<p>Kavelashvili&rsquo;s rise comes during mounting tensions over&nbsp;the decision by Georgian Dream, Kavelashvili&rsquo;s ruling party, to freeze the country&rsquo;s EU membership talks until 2028. The move has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-folds-over-nuclear-arms-control-deal-with-russia\/\" title=\"Biden folds over nuclear arms control deal with Russia\">ignited mass protests<\/a>, with demonstrators accusing the government of steering Georgia closer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a>. Western observers have criticized the October parliamentary elections, which paved the way for Kavelashvili&rsquo;s appointment, as deeply flawed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Demonstrators hold red cards outside of the Georgian parliament where the President-elect Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former soccer player, takes his oath at the swearing-in ceremony, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. (AP Photo\/Zurab Tsertsvadze)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Protesters gathered outside parliament during the swearing-in ceremony, holding red cards in reference to Kavelashvili&rsquo;s soccer career. Police clashed with demonstrators, briefly detaining several individuals. Meanwhile, Kavelashvili dismissed the backlash, stating that Georgia&rsquo;s survival depends on &ldquo;peace and development.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The political standoff has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">drawn international scrutiny<\/a>, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">United States<\/a>&nbsp;imposing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/sanctioning-georgian-dream-founder-bidzina-ivanishvili\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">sanctions<\/a> on Georgian Dream&rsquo;s founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, accusing him of orchestrating the country&rsquo;s shift toward Moscow. Opposition leaders argue that with Kavelashvili&rsquo;s appointment, Ivanishvili now wields unchecked control over the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Georgia&rsquo;s constitution enshrines EU membership as a national goal, and polls indicate overwhelming public support for joining the bloc. <\/p>\n<p>Zourabichvili has accused Georgian Dream of betraying this aspiration, calling their actions a &ldquo;deliberate sabotage&rdquo; of Georgia&rsquo;s European future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1921802\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1921802\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Georgian president takes office amid political turmoil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2384470,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24364313194635.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[47564,40137,34290],"class_list":["post-2384466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-georgian-president","tag-political-crisis","tag-sworn-in"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AP24364313194635.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2384466"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384472,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384466\/revisions\/2384472"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2384470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2384466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2384466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2384466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}