Of 225 electors present, 224 voted for Mikheil Kavelashvili, who was the only candidate nominated, to be Georgian president. Protesters and opposition leaders gathered outside the parliament to contest the election they consider 'illegitimate' and unconstitutional. Political turmoil has rocked the country for several months after Kavelashvili's party Georgian Dream claimed victory in contested parliamentary elections in October
Georgian lawmakers elect far-right, anti-west hardliner as new president
