Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili has been inaugurated as president of Georgia in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia.

Georgia inaugurated its new president Sunday amid claims his controversial election was a sham. Mikheil Kavelashvili, a far-right firebrand and former footballer, was sworn in at a ceremony in the country’s parliament, consolidating the hold of the ruling pro-Russian Georgian Dream party on the levers of power in the South Caucasus country.

The reason given was "undermining the democratic and Euro-Atlantic future of Georgia" in favor of Russia. Ivanishvili is considered to be the person who effectively holds power in Georgia. "Ivanishvili and Georgian Dream’s actions have eroded democratic ...

The West could do more to stand by the Georgians who are protesting the GD’s authoritarian rule and its refusal to expand ties with the European Union.

Salome Zourabichvili's term is due to end on Sunday, but she says she is her country's last legitimate institution.

Demonstrators created a human "Chain of Unity" in Tbilisi, a month after the government delayed talks on joining the EU. Georgia is torn between its Russia-leaning ruling party and a pro-Western opposition.

Over the centuries, Georgia was the object of rivalry between Persia, Turkey and Russia, before being eventually annexed by Russia in the 19th Century. Since emerging from the collapsing Soviet ...

The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland have expressed concern about “the political crisis” in Georgia, two days after former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili was formally inaugurated as president of the South Caucasus nation,

The new year will prove to be a pivotal one for the future of democracy.

Over the centuries, Georgia was the object of rivalry between Persia, Turkey and Russia, before being eventually annexed by Russia in the 19th Century. Since emerging from the collapsing Soviet ...

His taking over from Zourabichvili means the ruling party's grip in Georgia has now grown even tighter. The opposition called it a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and a victory for Russia ...

The party has vowed to continue pushing toward accession in the European Union but also wants to “reset” ties with Russia. Georgia’s outgoing president and main pro-Western parties have ...