MP Sheremet sets Georgia as an example for Ukraine

Member of the State Duma from the Crimean region and member of the Security Committee Mikhail Sheremet said on Sunday, December 15, that Georgia has become an example of how the fate of Ukraine can be avoided by opposing the Western color revolution.

"The failed 'Maidan' in Georgia is a vivid example that Western color technologies are not a verdict, that the hellish Ukrainian scenario and Ukraine's bitter fate can be avoided by successfully opposing so-called revolutions," he told RIA Novosti.

In his opinion, the experience of "free Georgia" should be studied, scaled and adopted by other countries.

Ruling decision: inauguration in Georgia will not be without protests

How a former soccer player became president and whether it will affect Tbilisi's relations with Moscow

Tbilisi City Hall earlier announced that the lighting of the Christmas tree will take place on December 14. The day before, incumbent Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili called the decision to hold a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in front of the parliament building, where daily rallies are held, on the day of the presidential election a provocation.

Kaladze then apologized for her candidacy in the 2018 elections and added that she "served not Georgia but foreign forces."

On December 14, it was reported that Georgian presidential candidate Mikhail Kavelashvili of the Georgian Dream party won the required 200 votes in the presidential election.

Thepresidential election in the republic was held on the same day. For the first time in the history of Georgia, not citizens but the electoral college voted for the candidate for the post of the head of state. The session began at 09:00 (08:00 Moscow time) and lasted until 14:00 (13:00 Moscow time). The collegium consists of 300 people, 211 of them are members of the Georgian Dream.

Protests are underway in Georgia over the suspension of European integration talks and the opposition's disagreement with the results of parliamentary elections. Protesters tried to set fire to the Georgian parliament building and damaged dozens of offices, and law enforcement agencies had to use tear gas.

On November 30, Zurabishvili said she would not give up her powers. In her opinion, the parliament of the new convocation is illegitimate, so her powers will continue after the end of her mandate. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze responded by warning that she would be required by law to leave office on December 29.