By Gleb Stolyarov and Felix Gentle
TBILISI (Reuters) – Mikheil Kavelashvili, a radical critic of the West, was sworn in as Georgia’s president on Sunday amid a political disaster after the federal government froze negotiations on European Union membership , which sparked main protests.
Outgoing President Salomé Zourabichvili, a pro-European critic of the ruling occasion, stated in a defiant speech to supporters outdoors the presidential palace that she was leaving the residence however remained the rightful holder of the submit.
Zourabichvili claims Kavelashvili was not duly chosen as a result of the lawmakers who selected him have been elected in October parliamentary elections that she says have been marred by fraud. Georgian opposition events help it.
The ruling Georgian Dream occasion and the nation’s election fee say October’s elections have been free and truthful. The ruling occasion claims that Kavelashvili is the duly elected president.
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