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Who is Mikheil Kavelashvili, the ex-Manchester City player who could become Georgia's next president?
FirstpostMikheil Kavelashvili, 53, a former Manchester City player, is all set to be Georgia’s next president after the ruling Georgian Dream party selected him as its candidate for the upcoming December 14 election. AP A former Manchester City player is all set to be Georgia’s next president after the ruling party selected him as its candidate for the upcoming election due to be held on December 14. About Mikheil Kavelashvili Kavelashvili is a founder member of People’s Power, a splinter group of the ruling Georgian Dream Party. In September, he described the opposition as a “fifth column” who were trying to undermine peace in Georgia at the instruction of “the American administration and specific senators.” In June, he accused US Congressmen of planning for “a direct violent revolution, a plan for the Ukrainisation of Georgia, and an insatiable desire to destroy our country.” His nomination Kavelashvili’s nomination was announced on Wednesday by Bidzina Ivanishvili, a billionaire former prime minister who founded Georgian Dream and is widely seen as the country’s most powerful figure.
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