Georgia to Hold Presidential Election on Saturday Amid Opposition Protests

This will be the first election in Georgia where the president is elected through a 300-member College of Electors rather than a direct vote after the 2017 constitution amendment. As the opposition is boycotting the election, former football player Mikheil Kavelashvili nominated by the ruling Georgian Dream party is the only candidate registered for the run.

Zourabichvili, whose term ends on December 16, has refused to leave her post, accusing the ruling party of meddling with parliamentary elections, and encouraged street protests, which are expected to intensify when Electoral College members will gather in the parliament building to cast their votes.