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The Administration of the President of Georgia was established on February 14, 2004 by the Decree No.60 of the President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili. [31] In its activities, the administration is guided by the Constitution of Georgia, the legislation of Georgia, the statute and other legal acts of the President of Georgia.
Salomé Nino Zourabichvili [3] [b] [c] (born 18 March 1952) is a French-born Georgian politician and former diplomat who served as the fifth president of Georgia from 2018 to 2024 [d] – the first female president in the country's history.
This is the list of leaders of Georgia since 1918, during the periods of the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921), Soviet Georgia (1921–1991), and current Georgia. For the head of government, see President of Georgia.
Georgia’s outgoing president and main pro-Western parties have boycotted the post-election parliamentary sessions and demanded a rerun of the ballot. In 2008 Russia fought a brief war with Georgia, which led to Moscow’s recognition of two breakaway regions as independent, and an increase in the Russian military presence in South Ossetia and ...
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on Saturday, as the ruling party tightened its grip in what the opposition calls a blow to the country’s EU aspirations and a victory for former imperial ruler Russia.
Former Manchester City player Mikheil Kavelashvili was formally sworn in as president of Georgia on Sunday, 29 December, amid mass protests against his inauguration. The 53-year-old hardline ...
President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili stated that she would "never" pardon Saakashvili. [163] On 3 November 2021 Zourabichvili confirmed her first statement again. [164] Saakashvili began a hunger strike in protest of what he considered as the state's refusal to give him a fair trial on charges which he thought would "destroy him and ...
The 1995 Constitution of Georgia has been in effect ever since its ratification under the Shevardnadze presidency. [19] However, it received some major amendments in its short history, including shortly after the 2003 Rose Revolution, during which President Saakashvili led efforts to increase presidential powers to allow the head of state to dismiss Parliament, while creating the post of Prime ...