Georgia’s ruling party taps former professional footballer as country’s next president
Mikheil Kavelashvili. Photo: News Georgia Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, has nominated former footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili for the post of president, the party’s founder and honorary chair Bidzina Ivanishvili announced on Wednesday. Kavelashvili, 53, a former professional footballer who once played for Georgia’s national team as well as Premier League club Manchester City, entered politics in 2016 as an MP for Georgian Dream.