epa11797085 Georgian President-elect Mikheil Kavelashvili's swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, 29 December 2024. Georgian lawmakers elected Kavelashvili as the country's new president on 14 December in a controversial parliamentary vote that sparked accusations of illegitimacy and protests.  EPA/IRAKLI GEDENIDZE / POOL

epa11797090 Supporters of the Georgian opposition take part in a protest near the Georgian Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, 29 December 2024. Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili as the country's new president on 14 December in a controversial parliamentary vote that sparked accusations of illegitimacy and protests. Kavelashvili will be...

epa11797089 Supporters of the Georgian opposition take part in a protest near the Georgian Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, 29 December 2024. Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili as the country's new president on 14 December in a controversial parliamentary vote that sparked accusations of illegitimacy and protests. Kavelashvili will be...