Submitted 3 weeks ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to globalnews@lemmy.zip
Salome Zourabichvili tells gathering protesters she will leave the presidential palace as far-right successor Mikheil Kavelashvili takes power
Archived version: web.archive.org/…/georgia-president-sworn-in-prot…
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Empire installs all kinds of “real presidents” around the globe. Ultimately it only matter who’s controlling the guns.
The Rest is Politics(supportingcast.fm) latest episode is a live interview with Salome Zourabichvili, the President of Georgia. Its a great explainer for lay people like me, and a call to action for European leaders and those with levers of power they may be able to pull.
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
I’m out of the loop. Why were their elections controversial and why does she believe she’s the only legitimate president? Was it because of Russian interference?
HK65@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Yes, and fraud. Also, the new president ran on continuing EU accession talks and has turned about and suspended them before day one.
huf@hexbear.net 3 weeks ago
the party that won doesnt want georgia to (try to) join nato. that’s enough to make them illegitimate nowadays.
catloaf@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
All the other parties boycotted the election, so this guy won by default. I don’t know why they were boycotting it, but having only one person on the ballot doesn’t seem like a free and fair election by any measure.