Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has congratulated Mikheil Kavelashvili on his election as President of Georgia. Erdogan is the fifth world leader to extend congratulations to Kavelashvili, who was elected by the Georgian Dream party.
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"Dear President-elect, On behalf of myself and my people, I sincerely congratulate Your Excellency on your election as President of Georgia, with whom we are connected by close neighborliness and strategic partnership, and I also wish you success in fulfilling this honorable duty.
I am fully confident that during your term of office, we will further develop the friendly relations and close cooperation between our countries, which is in line with our common interests and serves to ensure prosperity in the region," reads the letter released by the press service of Georgian Dream.
The Turkish President also extends his wishes for Mikheil Kavelashvili's good health and prosperity, as well as revival and happiness for the friendly Georgian people.
The elections for Georgia's sixth president were held in the illegitimate parliament on December 14. Kavelashvili, the sole candidate nominated by Georgian Dream, was elected to the position for a five-year term by the electoral college. The vote took place without the participation of the opposition.
Of the 300-member college, only 225 participated in the elections, with 224 voting for Mikheil Kavelashvili. Among these, 211 represented the Georgian Dream, and 14 were members of the Supreme Council of the Abkhazian Autonomous Republic. The vote of council deputy Ada Marshania was deemed invalid.
Opposition parties that surpassed the parliamentary election threshold, along with the incumbent President Salome Zourabichvili, do not recognize the legitimacy of the president elected by the illegitimate parliament.
Thus far, Mikheil Kavelashvili has been congratulated on his election by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
The Georgian Dream party has scheduled the inauguration of the new president for December 29.
