
Georgia’s Crisis Deepens As Far-Right Mikheil Kavelashvili Named President
The far-right former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili was voted in as the new president of Georgia on Saturday, deepening tensions over the country’s ties to Russia. Kavelashvili, 53, is a former lawmaker for the ruling Georgian Dream party, and later co-founded the People’s Power political movement, a splinter group known for its strong anti-Western rhetoric….