Georgian president calls government illegitimate, claiming rigged election

Salome Zourabichvili says she will not stand down as parliament is invalid, after PM halts EU accession talks

The Georgian president, Salome Zourabichvili, has called the country’s government illegitimate and said she would not leave office when her term ends next month, defying the prime minister as he accused pro-EU opposition forces of plotting revolution.

The South Caucasus country was thrown into crisis on Thursday when the prime minister of the Georgian Dream party, Irakli Kobakhidze, said it was halting EU accession talks for the next four years over what it called “blackmail” of Georgia by the bloc, abruptly reversing a long-standing national goal.

Topics

With election decided, Ireland faces weeks of talks to form a government

Ireland's election is over but the country faces weeks of coalition talks before it gets a new government
ABC News - 22h
Namibia elects its first female president in disputed elections

Vice-president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah avoids runoff vote, as win extends Swapo party’s 34-year hold on power. Namibia has elected its first female leader, with Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the ...
The Guardian - 2h
Namibia elects first female president in disputed poll

Yahoo News - 58m
Hunter Biden prosecutor pushes back on president's politicization claim

Special counsel David Weiss' office on Monday appeared to push back against President Joe Biden's claim that its prosecutions of Hunter Biden were politically motivated, calling such allegations ...
NBC News - 1d
Trump in Paris: president-elect set to attend Notre Dame reopening

The US president-elect will join 50 heads of state for reopening of historic French cathedral, in his first overseas trip since winning the election. US president-elect Donald Trump will attend the ...
The Guardian - 17h
Namibia Elects Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as Its First Female President

Across southern Africa, political parties that have led their countries since the end of colonialism have ceded power to the opposition in recent months. Namibia bucked the trend.
The New York Times - 1h
South Korea's president rescinds his martial law declaration. Its government is still in crisis.

The first declaration of martial law since South Korea's democratization in 1987 will be lifted, the country's president said after facing pushback.
Yahoo Sports - 3h