In Georgia, Mikheil Kavelashvili, an ally of the ruling party, has been sworn in as president amid protests in Tbilisi, marking the final step in what critics call state capture by pro-Russian oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili. The US imposed sanctions on Ivanishvili for undermining democracy, with outgoing president Salome Zourabichvili denouncing Kavelashvili’s inauguration as a “parody” and demanding new elections, following a year of political upheaval in the country. Opposition parties rejected the results of October’s parliamentary elections, leading to increased protests and a crackdown by authorities, as Georgia faces an authoritarian slide under the ruling party’s control.
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