Mikheil Kavelashvili has become president of Georgia in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and ...

Georgian Dream nominated Kavelashvili — mocked by the opposition for lacking higher education. He was a striker in the ...

Georgian lawmakers voted in the former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili as the country's next president on Saturday after ...

Born in Bolnisi, Soviet Georgia, Mikheil Kavelashvili rose through Dinamo Tbilisi ranks and made 46 appearances for the ...

Former Manchester City player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday.

Georgia ruling party, Georgian Dream on Saturday appointed Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former footballer turned far-right ...

The outgoing president has been in office since 2018. She has vowed to stay on after her 6-year term ends Monday, claiming to ...

Former Manchester City footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili elected president of Georgia - The 53-year-old, who is pro-Russian and ...

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Ex-soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili becomes Georgia's president as the ruling party consolidates power.

Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former soccer player, was elected as the president of Georgia amid opposition claims of electoral manipulation favoring Russia. With backing from the ruling Georgian Dream ...

TBILISI, Georgia -- Ex-soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili becomes Georgia's president as the ruling party consolidates power.