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 ...

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

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 ...

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

The 53-year-old, who is pro-Russian and a vocal critic of the European Union, takes office after the Georgian Dream party won ...

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

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

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 ...