Former Premier League footballer, Mikheil Kavelashvil, named as Georgia’s president

A former Manchester City footballer has been appointed president of Georgia amid heightening tensions over the country's relationship with Russia. Mikheil Kavelashvil was elected a member of parliament for the Georgian Dream party in 2016. He co-founded a splinter group called People’s Power in 2022. But protesters gathered outside Tbilisi's parliament building over the parties pro-Russian and anti-western position. Journalist Tornike Mandaria has more. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/former-premier-league-footballer-voted-president-of-georgia-13273189 #georgia #manchesterunited #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales