Georgia’s crisis deepens as ex-footballer Kavelashvili to be named president

Georgia’s crisis deepens as ex-footballer Kavelashvili to be named president

Getty Images Pro-EU protesters and the opposition refuse to recognise Saturday’s vote in parliament A former Manchester City footballer is set to be appointed president on Saturday by Georgia’s disputed parliament, after 16 days of pro-EU protests that have swept this country’s towns and cities. Mikheil Kavelashvili, now 53, is a former MP from the…