they say a former foot border mikhail covered actually isn't qualified for the job. as the woman he's being elected to replace claims. she won't step down. also as a week after the full of the assigned regime in syria, we take a look at how life is changing students at boxes the above. oh, really, as welcome to the program, a page or stand off over george's next president says i have 2 more protests. deepening the country's political crisis on sided a pro you've demonstrators right outside parliament to protest the appointment. a former soccer player mikhail covered, actually forcing authorities to postpone the switch on a fast of lights. the incumbent president says she won't step down until you will actions are held. there are a few signs of the holiday season in tbilisi. popular anger has replaced seasonal ch here on the streets around george's parliament. demonstrators continue to think solve with the police after recent election. so the moscow friendly georgia dream party claim the vote was president on saturday, the georgia dream control problem and elected thi

opponents of once again, my start aside parliaments to protest against the form of football that mikaya mikhail come covey last really and stopped the lights on the christmas tree from being switched on the to them all has been rumbling on since the jew rolling georgia dream policies suspended tools on joining the european union. the previous president says she was that time until new elections are held a very few signs of the holiday season. in tbilisi popular anger has replaced seasonal cheer on the streets around george's parliament . demonstrators continued the things off with police after recent election. so the moscow friendly georgia dream party claimed the vote was president on saturday, the georgia dream control problem and elected this man. miss you have a, she'd be a former football player turned right wing politicians. the opposition few years will steer georgia away from joining the european union outside the parliament building. protesters cast out on how they treat these qualifications. our north, our government, uh great uh to our election and our president candidates. you say i

and 224 voted in favor of mikhail kevin speedy is only one woman who said that she was not happy with this candidate and therefore dropped an empty pallets into the box. now this means that on december 29th, when the current president, i saw them is that obviously these a to expires because unless really will be inaugurated president. but there will be 2 people saying that they are the president of georgia because solomon's that obviously has said that she is not stepping down until there is a legitimate president. she just like composition policies have said that everything that has happened off to the october 26th election into parliament is no and void because they did not accept the results of that parliamentary election to be submitted in co, out to 0 policing and east. and you claim fighting has intensified as russian forces make slow yet study games. but should agent be important? the town of paul groves is vital from both sides and russian forces all approaching the outskirts was hopeless, has moved from the ukrainian capital cave. dawning book crossed the sound of battle clos

georgia where the ruling party is nominee has been elected president, former model city football, or mikhail. conversely, billy received over 2 thirds of votes from deputies in the countries parliament today. george's prime minister praised his appointment and said the incumbent head of state, however, has no other option but to no step. as i understand her feelings. but suitability will have to leave her post, i can only express my compassion for her and i am confident that the election of me kyle campbell, should be lead to the most important positions will make a very important contribution to strengthening george and state hood and our sovereignty as well as reducing radicalism and polarization in our country. well, what more and the results, the reaction on what it means? no, i for the nation of georgia, our correspondence is getting in place currently. and to please see when she is ready, we will turn at to her and get the very latest with charlotte davinsky. but for now let's move on to other world news. on this to syria, we go, we're another statue, a former president of fees. alice

and there's only one candidates, is his name is mikhail calculus to be a former striker for george's national football team. also briefly played in the premier league in the 1990s. he's been a politician for the past day. he is not shying away from a broil and pushing forward a controversial for an agents low in may that lead to talks with you on georgia joining the block being frozen. the country is richest man and honorary chairman of the georgia dream party that so you know, you've obviously picked him up before the post talk using some of the on the bottom of the fair. and it's patriotism and loyalty to principles are the qualities that distinctly defined. mikhail, kevin, i believe he represents the finest embodiment of the georgian man. opposition. leaders see calculus really in a different light. the only thing she has on his pipe uh football. she has no experience and no education and nothing that connects into i don't know to diplomacy or international relations and likely opposition. outgoing. president solomon's that obviously has called george's government illegitimate. sh

the form of football plants and politicians . mikhail cubby, unless really has been elected george's 6th presence in an election, which was organized by the central but actual administration of georgia, which had no reservations about the fact that his name was the only one on the balance. this was not a public boat, this was a committee of voters consisting of members of parliament and representatives of the regions and the governments of votes. again, a total of $225.00 people in parliament taking part in this vote at $224.00 voted in favor of mikhail colorless beauty is only one woman who said that she was not happy with this uh candidates and therefore dropped an empty pallets into the box. now, this means that uh, on december 29th, when the current president saw them, is that obviously these uh, expires. because unless we, they will be inaugurated presidents. but that will be 2 people say that they are the president of georgia because solomon's that obviously has said that she is not stepping down until there is a legitimate president. she just like her position policies have sa

this mikhail kavelashvili, as the president. the only problem is, as you pointed out, there is a president in place who was elected four years ago democratically, and she is salome zurabishvili. and she has said that having a new president is actually, as she called it, a farce because it's illegal. so she is saying she remains the legal president of georgia. now, saying that is one thing. but i think physically on the ground, this is where we don't know what is going to happen. she is as far as far as we know, in the presidential palace. that's where she works and that's where she lives. but as of sunday, which is tomorrow, uh, the parliament, the prime minister says she will be breaking the law if she stays in that building and could be arrested. so it is tense, and i don't think really either side wants a lot of violence at this point. but it's things are unpredictable. and then of course, you have and we can talk about this. the sanctioning by the united states of the head of the georgian dream party, which is really signifi

so i'm just kind of sure if this is going to come to chicago, she tell us a little bit more about mikhail covers screen of the is he is a former football player and he only entered politics a few years ago with the georgia dream party. and twos, particularly known for his aunty western rhetoric. she's considered a teacher with using strong language, a radical from moulton, vertical positions in the government come. and she was also one of the initiators of these phone calls for an agent small truck down on non governmental organizations. receiving funding from abroad. so the critics are saying that she will be supporting the government and basically facilitating what they see is the conscious turn away from that was dw correspondence cache. gosh, she mccallski into play see a little earlier right now to some of the, of the stories making headlines around the world. turkey has reopened to, to embassy in damascus. 12 years after the diplomatic post was closed, it suspended operations in 2012 to 2 security concerns early in serious civil war turkeys. new interim envoys and staff have already

they say former full border, mikhail kevin actually isn't qualified for the job as the one that he's being elected to replace claims. she loves step down. also, it has a week after the 4 of us i've regime in syria. we take a look at life is changing. students has back to school, plus at least 11 people are killed as a site long slams into the french overseas region. powerful wind damage, housing infrastructure for caspar site, it's this one of the storms. 90 years, the pop up only in the us. welcome to the program. a bigger stand off over george's next president has led to more protests, deepening the country's political crisis on saturday pro e u demonstrators right outside parliament to protest the appointments, former soccer player, retail, kevin, actually forcing authorities to postpone the switch on a festive lights, the incumbent president says she won't step down until you will. actions are held a very few signs of the holiday season and to boise popular anger has replaced seasonal cheer on the streets around george's parliament . demonstrators continued the things off with po

thanks a former for border mikhail cover last really isn't qualified for the job. as a woman, he's being elected to replace planes. she won't step down. also as a week after the full of the aside regime and syria, we take a look at how we life is changed. students head back to school, plus at least 11 people are killed as a psych loan slammed into the french overseas region of my all powerful winds, damage, housing, and infrastructure forecast site. it's the strongest storm to hit the island 90 years, the pablo solely as welcome to the program. a major stand off over george's next president has led to more protests, deepening the country's political crisis. on saturday, pro e, you've demonstrators rallied. i'd say parliament to protest the appointment a former soccer player, the count covered actually forcing off parties to postpone the switch on festive lights. the incumbent president says she won't step down until you will. actions are held a very few signs of the holiday season in tbilisi popular anger has replaced seasonal ch here on the streets around george's

i'm just kind of sure if this is going to come to chicago should tell us a little bit more about mikhail coverage. less skinny is he is a former football player. and he only answers politics a few years ago with the georgia dream party. and twos, particularly known for his aunty western rhetoric. he's considered a teacher with using strong language, a radical promoting vertical positions in the government. and he was also one of the initiators of the so called for an agent small, that's a truck, down on a non governmental organizations receiving funding from abroad. so the critics are saying that she will be supporting the government. and basically facilitating what they see is the conscious turn away from that was dw correspondence cache. gosh, she mccallski in tbilisi. well, diplomats from the european union, united states and the arab world are meeting in jordan as the international community attempts to help steer syria's lightning revolution. us secretary of state and from lincoln met with the turkish foreign minister hopkins. we've done during the adults lincoln is on a made a tour

west candidate of the ruling probation, democratic union, and 6 other challenges to georgia, where mikhail, a couple of, unless you've really has been sworn in as president, despite allegations that is election was illegitimate the far right former football or is supported by the pro kremlin georgia dream party, whose decision to suspend, he, you membership talks, has sparked months of protests. this is the moment, judges of position hoped, would never happen. to fall rights pro criminal, inform a soccer player taking the oath of office as a new president to any speech. make it a couple i should really promised to be nights the country may well be in a vehicle. i plan to be everyone's precedent, regardless of whether they like me or not. my future efforts will be directed towards the consolidation and to unification of society that sees that guides. yeah, maybe it's good. but outside outgoing liter salumi service really told support is in front of the presidential palace that she views the new and come with the illegitimate and will fight on the about moving legitimacy comes from them. so

the far right anti western politician mikhail, a couple i should really has been sworn in as georgia as a new president. the former football, it was inaugurated despite allegations from outgoing presidents selling my zoo officially that his election was illegitimate. the new president is supported by the ruling georgia dream party, whose decision to suspend moves to join the e u. s. for 2 months of protests, the outgoing leader is refusing to step down, but says she will vacate the presidential house. that natalie is out and not is a former george and ambassador to the you. she's criticize the use response to recent events in georgia. i asked her to explain why. well, there are some of jack theories, simon consensus is one, but the new address find itself in a very unusual situation is this is a candidate timeframe. and for the 1st time, the problem isn't the candidate country decides to withdraw the from the process to the leaders of the country. a basically equate to conditionality, which is the tried and tested process for the you enlargement with the black males and said that the

she tell us a little bit more about mikhail coverage. less than it is. she is a former football player and he only answers politics a few years ago with the georgia dream policy. and choose particularly known for his aunty western rhetoric. he's considered a teacher with using strong language, a radical from moulton chronicled positions in the government. and he was also one of the initiators of the so called for an agent small truck down on a non governmental organizations. receiving funding from abroad. so the critics are saying that she will be supporting the government and basically facilitating what they see is the contrast turned away from the w correspondent to shake off cache gosh, at human ski in tbilisi. and i to some of the stories making headlines around the world. civil defense officials in the home us run gaza strip, say at least 7 people have been killed in an as rainy air strike. several others were wounded in the attack on a former school turn shelter and gas. the city is ready, ministry is looking into the incident. the u. s. department

and let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines. far right politicians, mikhail colorado should be lee has been sworn in is george's new president. he took the oath despite allegations, but his election was illegitimate. the new president is supported by the ruling georgia dream party, whose decision to spend members of talks with the european union, a spark months of protest. a serious new leader off metal shot us as it can take 4 years to hold new elections. and up to 3 years to rewrite the constitution, made the remarks and an interview with saudi broadcaster. a lot of the he also said he hope the trump administration will lift us sanctions on syria. croatia is or on milan of edge has nearly missed out on outright victory in the country's 1st round presidential election. official results show the incumbent president, one less than 50 percent of the vote. after running on the platform critical. if you anita phil now have a run off with conservative rideable drug on for march in 2 weeks. thousands of people have protested in the spanish city of valencia over the

gosh, tell us a little bit more about mikhail coverage. less skinny is he is a former football player, and he only answer fully takes a few years ago with the reading, georgia dream party and twos, particularly known for his aunty western rhetoric. she's considered a teacher with using strong language and radical from moulton, vertical positions in the government come. and he was also one of the initiators of the so called for an agent small that's a truck down or a non governmental organizations receiving funding from abroad. so the critics are saying that she will be supporting the government and basically facilitating what they see is the conscious turn away from that was due to a new correspondence cache. gosh, she went on ski in tbilisi a little earlier for us right now. moving to syria, where my celebrations have taken place across the country to mark the 1st friday prayers since the full of the site dictatorship. more than 13 years of war, along with the brutality of the decades long regime. i've given way to songs of hope and the 3 star to flag of a new syria. the, this is cit

today. despite weeks of street protests against the ruling party that chosen georgia dream loyalist mikhail give a lash vinny is, is to replace solutions that are basically who has stood with thousands of georgians. have demonstrated in tbilisi on saturday. they support the countries you membership bid and want a rerun of october's disputed parliamentary election. so basically, plans to prevent it, give a capital ashville easy navigation as she does not recognize his legitimacy protest broke out in georgia. last month, after the ruling georgia dream party suspended talks on joining the show of community. thousands of georgians formed to human train through the capital, calling for the release of some prison protesters and denouncing the country's government as illegitimate soto its own odyssey from the main demands of the rallies as the release of those detained during the protest uh, hold on, but besides this, we have a 2nd to move to the new elections should be held on the way the georgian people want them to be held to moisture with all the upcoming integration of georgia dream lawyer. l

micah genia and you are welcome to the program, political controversy continues in georgia, where mikhail calculus really has been named as the countries knew, precedents made a constitutional crisis. the football attend file, right? but in addition to seeing as the pro ration and as a hotline critical of the west election was white and said by the position who have described the process as elected to meet this is george's new president. mckayla covet, i should be li, a form of football player attend right wing politician. elected by a parliament largely controlled by the pro russian georgian dream patchy in the off position boy cost with the process describing it as quote, a legitimate meaning. georgians protested outside the countries parliament. they believed the ruling pass. he wants to consolidate power and damage the countries aspirations of joining the european union. oh, the 2nd they were elected, so they they attached to one being that there is a huge consensus the georgia society about. and this also damages the threat of legitimacy that they might have. so we do not recognize t

the opposition has said the boy called the process of a pointing mikhail cabin, actually, as the new president at all correspondent, a jigsaw so seminal sky into blue sea told me what we could now expect from the incoming president. yes, monica hale cover, luxury leaders in former football players. he's 53 years old and fields of politics a few years back with the georgia dream policy. he's particularly known for his loud, outspoken onto west and rhetoric. and in his time as a member of the call them and see us often, the one supposing the most logical ideas and she was functioning. this is sort of move break or for the complement of the majority. she was the one for 1st proposed the controversial. so called for an agent, smoke going after more governmental organizations receiving funding from abroad a lot of this past this year despite most of the process. so the critics say that she will further facilitate just turn away from you tend to turn away from the you under the car in georgia and to the, the opposition is boy coating vote. how is that going to pay on the yes, the position

gosh, tell us a little bit more about mikhail covers actually is he is a former football player and he only answers politics a few years ago with the reading georgia dream party. and he's particularly known for his aunty western rhetoric. he's considered a teacher with using strong language and radical from moulton chronicled positions in the government come and he was also one of the initiators of the so called for an agent small that's fucks down on non governmental organizations receiving funding from abroad. so the critics are saying that she will be supporting the government and basically facilitating what they see is the contrast thrown away from that. we've seen months of protests against the governing georgian dream party. what are the main issues concerning the protesters for the protesters? it's mostly about the democracy and if you integrate the georgia bar to which has been in power for 12 years has for a long time, subscribed to the idea of you integration, which is very popular in the georgia society, which is also in strides in the countries constitution, however, after

the far right on the west and politician mikhail cover less really has been sworn in as a georgia, as the president. he took the despite the allegations from outgoing precedence, i know most sort of a should be lead that his election was illegitimate. the new president is supported by the ruling georgia dream potty whose decision to suspend your membership towards has xbox months of practice. both this incorporation are going to the post to elect a new president, the left leaning incumbent store on milano, which has been critical of western support for ukraine. he's running against the dragon prima writes, the pro west candidates of the ruling probation, democratic union, and 6 of the challenges. so as you said through have closed, most of the countries ports for the next several days due to unusually high waves along its coast. one person drowned in neighboring equitable officials say the rough seas are being generated by winds of the united states, which on now effecting south america's pacific coast as of a john's precedent, e. um olive has accused russia of mistakenly firing app a

so mikhail covet actually has been voted in as george's, you president as well as we see, but incumbent president telling me sort of this really says she's not stepping down until you will actions or health. so how might this impasse be resolved? good morning. thank you for, for having me. um that is correct. unfortunately. introduce him as parliament yesterday took the world for the presidential elections as well. and now they're planning to have that one. need you to into institution out of the law as well. the current president did make a statement that she's not planning to step down. we still don't want you names and she promised that you need to plan for the society as to what her plan is, but the fact stays that. so this country, people in this country motors in this country do not accept the stolen launch from october for them into the lectures. and we believe that everything that was done since then by the parliament is simply equal and illegitimate. and once we have tnt elections, all the decisions made by this problem to be in. okay? and as soon as they're doing what you're s

its candidate, mikhail kavelashvili, which is a real life... of its... children steadfastly taking to the streets proclaiming their unwavering support for president salome zourabichvili as their sole representative both at home and abroad. i'm afraid that this reality will continue over the coming weeks, which makes all this very difficult and a very painful pill to swallow, but ultimately georgia's isolation from the west is no longer a looming threat, but a reality orchestrated by mikheil kavelashvili and his cabinet. in this situation many pro—western parties just haven't taken part in cabinet sessions, they have boycotted them. what will do that due to them. what will do that due to the running of the government and the country?— and the country? well, the problem — and the country? well, the problem is _ and the country? well, the problem is that _ and the country? well, the problem is that the - and the country? well, the - problem is that the government cannot run in this current reality. the economy cannot run. the wheel cannot keep turning. and

. >> as parliament has just voted to install mikhail mikhail kavelashvili as the new president.ened as pro-european union demonstrators took in the scene just outside. protesters have been venting their anger ever since the ruling georgian dream party announced it would delay georgia's bid to join the eu, but the scene right now is still calm, as you're seeing from those pictures there. the new president was the only candidate. he's seen as anti-western and supported a controversial foreign agents law earlier this year that was similar to a repressive russian bill sitting president salome zurabishvili is a pro-eu critic of the governing party. she argues that georgian dream is trying to move georgia closer to russia. the party denies that, saying it simply wants to avoid outside interference and a war like ukraine is enduring. pro-european union activists have been demonstrating in the capital of tbilisi and other cities for weeks, despite a violent police crackdown. more than 400 people have been arrested the annual army-navy game in us college football is a rivalry more than a

banned for similarly taking a banned substance, and sharapova took the exact same substance that mikhail bands reduced in court arbitration which is a last chance saloon for legal action to reduce your bands and things like that across all sports for the possibility, the possibility of legal arguments, can they prove where they brought the supplements from and whether he was deceived into taking a? all that kind of stuff will come down in the legal arguments that will be taken forward. . ~ legal arguments that will be taken forward. ., ~ , ., let's have a quick look at some of the day's other sports stories. wolves have moved quickly to replace gary o'neil who they sacked on sunday. they've agreed an 18 month deal with the portuguese vitor pereira. a league winner at porto and olympiakos, he's been managing in the saudi pro league with al shabab since february. pereira might be without one of wolves best players. matheus cunha has been charged with misconduct by the fa for an altercation with members of ipswich�*s security team following their injury time defeat on saturday at molyneux.

lifted in by amo, mikhail marino has won it for spain. and what a game in store. nice.come to the dusseldorf arena. gareth southgate has once again led england to the quarterfinals. and andoy gets it across and switzerland score. now something has to change. saka having a go. well that didn't take long. it's going to penalties. how do you not even look at the ball. pressure is for tyres. it's a different generation. season ends in finale. dieser europameisterschaft. well who's going to - the final of euro 2024? nice curl. oh, i say, what anj unbelievable goal! the 16—year—old. history beckons to make all the hard work to get this far worthwhile. england walk out for a semifinal. stevens is able to drive on. oh, what a goal. here comes kane. here come england! palmer finds watkins. watkins turns. watkins scores! england are on their way to berlin. well, here we are. four weeks and six games later, these players carry the hopes of those who missed out. the ghosts and the soul of english football fans, players and coaches alike. it's going to go over to williams now! well,

it's his name is mikhail covey. unless really a form, a striker for george's national football team also briefly played in the premier league in the 19 ninety's. he's been a politician for the past day. he is not shying away from a broil and pushing forward a controversial for an agents low in may that lead to talks with you on georgia joining the block being frozen. the country is richest man and honorary chairman of the georgia dream party. it's, you know, you've honestly picked him before the post a lot using some of the policies there and it's patriotism and loyalty to principles are the qualities that distinctly defined. mikhail, kevin, actually he represents the finest embodiment of the george and man opposition leaders. see kevin was really in a different light. the only thing she has on hand just type football tea has no experience and no education and nothing that connects into i don't know to diplomacy or international relations and likely opposition. outgoing. president solomon's that obviously has called

so georgia is governing policy has selected mikhail covey liability as the country is new president. it was already candidates on the balance and a vote that was put to politicians rather than the public. the position is blue cross, you'd call them and talk to weeks of nationwide. protests against the outcome of october was negative elections to meet them every day and case has been following events from outside georgia's parliament building. and to base the form of football plants and politicians. mikhail covey, unless really has been elected george's 6th presence in an election, which was organized by the central, but actual administration of georgia, which had no reservations about the fact that his name was the only one on the balance. this was not a public boat. this was a committee of voters consisting of members of parliament and representatives of the regions and the governments of votes. again, a total of $225.00 people were in parliament. taking part in this vote and 224 voted in favor of me, kyle kevin low speed. he is only one woman who said that she was not happy with th

that was mikhail saw custody of his presidency that he was the head up to uh, opposition tv channels. and he's a very noticeable figure as people of describing to me here because he's always in the mix of action. and his arrest was also quite noticeable within the full the headlines as a cheese was taken away by several men who apparently roughened them up. and uh, apparently he was unconscious when his party was taken away by police. as i was filmed by you, by many cameras in broad daylight, and this also came on line with the, the prime ministers announcement. his statement today that the basically opposition policies are behind the violence that has been happening in the streets. how to be seen this past week. we've seen protests every night and the set was several rates old, but opposition party headquarters today also film with the uh, government media saying that the fireworks and all the uh, things were confiscated from from those uh, from those headquarters. and uh, but this hasn't been apparently the tiring people from coming here. we have tens of thousands of people filling

protesters in georgia out of the country's new press. essential picks they say form or full folder. mikhail cadillac really isn't qualified for the job. as the woman he's being elected to replace says, she won't step down a week after the full of the aside regime in syria. we take a look at have a life changing as children head back to school and says 3 is opposition to minds. a swift decision on the future of the countries present. use oak hill was suspended from office after lawmakers voted to impeach him on saturday.

he came to georgia in 1991 on business and ended up as adviser to president mikhail service. really entering george's top echelons of power versus recall john persimmon, it's called carol. okay, i think in russian in georgia, jeffrey silverman, his career flourished until 2011. when he saw a story on georgia and tv about a new us biological lab. open 70 kilometers from to b. c. in the village of like cf. com and that is a positive part of we also knew the so, but if i just give us a phone really said i will do it when you've gotten the option of assigning him to be the most of the novelty as an allow me to cosco with some other edits or the little girl, the silverman, to sit down to find out what the bar to is out to is very 1st findings shots him. right behind me. there's a village near the airport where the workers, for the repository, used to working with the military barracks and people were getting sick all the time. there was a thursday or from the lab were living here for got sick to died. but what did they dialed? oh, they should food poisoning. oh yes, but they were

you protesters in georgia, hit add the country's new presidential pick face a former foot border. mikhail covered actually isn't qualified for the job. as the woman he's being elected to replace claims, she won't step down. also as a week after the full of the assigned regime in syria, we take a look at how life is changing students at boxes. the problem finally as welcome to the program a page or stand off over george's next present. it says i have 2 more protests. the .

it's 600000 people died in the war including let us mikhail, his brothers, and some of his cousins, millions more were displaced. mckinney was one of those who took a perilous crossing from ac up here to europe on the smugglers boat before ending up in the infamous calais refuge account, known as the jungle. eventually of the countess attempts to cross the channel to england. it was this kerry. i never thought that we're going to be out from this that, you know, he explained for this. i can tell you how i would do this. it's a big got protection that he felt he had to take any chance to leave. mccain is still loans for his homeland. yeah, let me see so much so much. yeah, i, i missed my friend. i missed my from the everything is i can say like, my city that i, i mean this is the 3 years on from his departure and with assigned them. finally granted, mckayla is now looking forward. he has a room and a supposed to commendation house in north london and his enjoying life in england has been welcomed into the if you can community of the city and found plenty of friends for football. 55, you have

they say former full border, mikhail kevin actually isn't qualified for the job as the one that he's being elected to replace things. she loves step down. also, it has a week after the fall of the regime in syria. we take a look at life is changing. students has back to school plus at least 11 people are killed as a cycle slammed into french overseas. powerful winds damage, housing, infrastructure forecast respect. it's this one of the storms.

he came to georgia in 1991 on business and ended up as advise that the president mikhail stuff is really entering george's top echelons of power. this is recalled, john persimmon, it's called carol. okay, i think in russian in georgia, jeffrey silverman, his career, flourished until 2011 when he saw a story on george and tv about a new us biological lab. open 70 kilometers from to b. c. individual galaxy of com. the positive thought appeals to new the losers as well, but if i just give us a release of what they're doing, you've got the option of assigning him to pay the most of the novelty as an allow me to costco some of the edits or the little girl, the silverman, to sit down to find out what the bar to is out to is very 1st finding shell 2 right behind me. there's a village near the airport where the workers for the repository used to working with the military barracks. and people are getting sick all the time. there isn't workers. they are from the lab. we're living here for got sick to die. but what do they dialed? oh, they should food poisoning. oh yes. but they were there, and the

i am confident that the election of mikhail capital should be lead to the most important position. will make a very important contribution to strengthening georgian statehood and our sovereignty, as well as reducing radicalism and polarization in our country. what our t correspondent charlotte davinsky brings us more now on the new appointments, made a turbulent time in georgia in politics. this is the very 1st time the, the electoral college is voting to the georgias present. this is a ruling that was changing the constitution back in 2017. and this is the very 1st time that they have followed through with that the next president of georgia. he received some 224 hours, took the possible 300 votes. seeing him come to please get to the 200 fence. you would have needed to be appointed as the next president, cheese on a former foot bullet very well known in the country. but for the protest isn't opposition. policy members who actually decided to boy, you called to not vote. they do not see him is being the next, the just to its president of the country. we are now in a 17 of protest s

nobody is what i from prince georgia's newly elected president, mikhail, to capitalize really has be the not your rated in the nation's capital of believe, see, now he's in all gratian was a print, preceded by a pro european, a protest away spots by the announcement of folding e, you integration will add towards probably large readings and predecessors telling me is what i base very previously said that she didn't recognize the results of the presidential election and refused to the case of the presidential policy. nevertheless, according to reports and she has left the building the now for more on this, let's now discuss it further with the r t correspond, understand the dimansky, who has been so bbc fully through the fake of the project that now some of it is good to have you join me in this to do right now? now we see that the president has bothered to really decided to leave the presidential palace. does this mean that she has accepted the defeats? no, it doesn't mean that she's accepted. defeat, in fact, has been quite clear she remains inherited point to view. they only legitim

protesting again a day off through it's governing party selected a new president, former football and mikhail. cuz actually you was the only candidate on the ballot opposition parties, boy called at the vote, accusing the government of electro fraud. demonstrate his are angry, the ruling georgia dream polity has the road the bid for a membership and a cooling for new elections. let's see, a lot of fun in is an independent political unless for the south cooper, this region. she says the protest review, an ongoing issue with the legitimacy of georgia is permanent. well, we just understand that the president in georgia is a very symbolic of course, chase, so not really a decision making position. so in that sense, a person who is going to occupied, we see it. it will be in many cases of prolongation of the ideology that is kind of bring in that person to power in the, in that sense, of course, it will be just a continuation of the georgia dream. we continue having major issue in georgia and i need these not so much, only about presidents, i should say. it is about the political crisis that start

what about that question that our correspondentjust raised there about whether the new president, mikhailnational recognition? what do you think on that? well, it strikes me that that it's unlikely that he'll get that international recognition. and one of the problems for the georgian dream is that he's not even really fully recognised and supported by georgian dream supporters who, i think really doubt his credentials and his ability to actually offer something to the country. so what do the opposition do now? we've seen the outgoing president, salome zurabishvili, saying that calling for people to gather outside the presidential palace. but she has left, hasn't she? i suppose she is their figurehead of sorts, isn't she? what can she and the opposition do now? well, most likely they will. they will continue the series of protests around the country. that's very important. it's not just focussed in the capital. they're often very imaginative. they're visually striking. and also i think it's important to emphasise, as i said, the country is at a standstill. so really the government has qui

and 224 voted in favor of mikhail colorless beauty is only one woman who said that she was not happy with this candidate and therefore dropped an empty pallets into the box. now this means that on december 29th, when the current president saw them, is that obviously these a to expires? because look at the list really will be inaugurated presidents. but that will be 2 people saying that they are the president of georgia because solomon's that obviously has said that she is not stepping down until there is a legitimate presence. she just like composition policies have said that everything that has happened off to the october 26th election into parliament is no and void because they did not accept the results of that problem. entry election to be submitted in co out. is there a policing space and ukraine sizing is intensified as russian forces make slow? yep. steady gains. the strategically important kind of across gives vital for both sides and russian forces are approaching mounts, goods of topless task, more from the cleaning of capital keys to an input cross the sound of battle clos

west and president saw them a sort of disability is supposed to head over the keys to his successor. mikhail campbell, actually a full and a football player turned for right to petition. but sort of disability says she went step down and he's quoting, the ged led government illegitimate along with protest is she's been pushing the you to moaned fresh elections to know where georgians have been fighting the nights and europe has been slow to wake up and slow to react to and i hope we won't have to wait for a deeper crisis to occur for europe to act, to the stand off is plunged the country into a political crisis is george's proved between russia and the west. zora bishop, it is next move is unknown. she could be forcibly removed from the presidential policy, or even set up a par low office. either way. she showed to have thousands behind her. charlie, and i'll just do. to uninstall his defense ministry says it is carried out several strikes in pockets. don, for retaliation purposes for an attack last week, is the latest in cross border exchanges of fire as relations between the 2 countries co

i am confident that the election of mikhail campbell i should be lead to the most important position will make a very important contribution to strengthening georgian statehood and our sovereignty. as well as reducing radicalism and polarization in our country. the election of a new president in georgia, his term is due to stalls on december 29th us already being contested, not just by the protest. this has been out in the streets now for 17 days straight, but also by opposition. members, he in georgia and the pro e president to the said she does not recognize the vote today. she does not recognize the parliament. indeed, since it was convened off to the elections in october of this year, she took to the constitutional quote of georgia complaint saying that there was elections weren't where you've had that they were reg. but the cost diesel quote would check that the despite the fact that 2 claims have been rejected by george's highest quoted. and that cannot be appealed. she continues to say she will not recognize these elections and she will not leave office when you get to it expi

there was a nother murder of a russian missile scientists. mikhail shot steve who was gun down in a ma scale park. and this was, again, unofficially claimed by anonymous sources speaking to ukrainian media that the russian, the ukrainian military intelligence, the g u. r, was responsible for. we've also seen the car bombing assassinations of darya, due to the bombing of the former east, ukrainian blogger and war correspondence, led them to starsky. several russian military and political officials in the last couple of years and hundreds of east ukrainian officials. fact of this political figures who have been targeted and killed in, in what really amounts to a genocidal campaign. uh, yeah. by the key of regime in territories it once formerly controlled targeting, you know, what supposedly are their own people. so this is this game of, of, uh, you know, officially not recognizing, but unofficially bragging about it. well, yeah, i mean, to put it bluntly, why wouldn't you try and want to boast about killing a top russian general. ok of always kings that any russian military officials are

the format football players. mikhail, a couple actually was integrated by paula mintz, is actually the only candidates who run in the election backed by the governing georgian dream policy. but it's pro western, pre beset, like the opposition says his election was in adjustments. sonya giggle explains defined stride into the unknown. this was the day that solemn is you'd have basically said that she would not stand down for the presidency essentially 6 years ago. i swear allegiance to you on the constitution, and this agents will not change my god, wherever i am in the presidential palace or outside. i will come out of here to you and i will be with you around advice. suppose she's outside. she never less left the building without handing over the keys to her successor. so we can have a lashley, a former football, the ted fall right politician who was thrown in by parliament as george's next president of the country. and tom, while since october is disputed elections, a hard line critic of the west covey lashley is a loyalist of the governing georgian dream party's billing. i found a b