Kavelashvili, 53, who was the only candidate on the ballot, easily won the vote given the Georgian Dream party’s control of a ...

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 ...

“It could be argued that Kavelashvili spent most of his time at City facing in the wrong direction, just as he now seems to ...

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

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

Former Georgian national footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili was elected the country’s sixth president yesterday, Anadolu Agency ...

Former football star and far-right politician Mikheil Kavelashvili was appointed Georgia’s new president as political tensions reached an all-time high ...

A far-right former Manchester City footballer has been appointed as the new president of Georgia. Mikheil Kavelashvili, 53, ...

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.