Zurabishvili will spend the night at the residence before the inauguration of Georgia's new president

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili will spend the night in the residence before the inauguration of the new leader of the country. She stated this in her video message on December 28.

"Greetings from the Orbeliani Palace. Here I am, I will be here, I will spend the night here," Zurabishvili informed.

The Georgian president urged her supporters to come to the residence at 10:00 (9:00 Moscow time), where she will share her plans for this and the following days.

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