Georgia’s president slams her successor’s appointment as ‘a mockery of democracy’
Zourabichvili has vowed to stay on as president after her six-year term ends on Monday, describing parliament as illegitimate and having no authority to select her successor.
Georgia’s outgoing President Salome Zourabichvili has attended an opposition rally in Tbilisi and slammed the decision by the electoral college to name former footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili as her successor “a parody”.
53-year-old Kavelashvili was the only candidate on the ballot and was chosen as Georgia’s new president by all but one of the 225 electors who showed up for the vote.
Georgia’s president slams her successor’s appointment as ‘a mockery of democracy’
Ukrainian forces target Russian military sites amid drone strikes
A night-time drone strike in northern Ukraine resulted in the death of a 16-year-old boy and injuries to four others, according to Chernihiv’s military administration.
Indonesia marks anniversary of Mount Tambora eruption that caused climate catastrophe
On April 10, 1815, the Indonesian island of Sumbawa experienced the monumental eruption of Mount Tambora. This catastrophic event caused global climate disruptions for three