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GEORGIA

Ruling party loyalist elected president

The ruling Georgian Dream party's candidate, Mikheil Kavelashvili, has been elected president of Georgia, the Central Election Commission said on Saturday. Kavelashvili received 224 votes in an electoral college of 300 members, the commission said, surpassing the 200 votes required for victory. This marks the first time in Georgia's history that the president has been elected not by direct vote.