New President of Georgia

• Former football player Mikheil Kavelashvili became president of Georgia on December 14.

• Kavelashvili won an easy victory in the election as he was the only candidate on the ballot.

• His win was ensured by the dominance of his Georgian Dream party, which controls the 300-seat electoral college that replaced direct presidential elections in 2017.

• Georgian Dream retained control of parliament in the South Caucasus nation's October 26 election, which the opposition alleges was rigged with help from Moscow.