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Salome Zourabichvili was born into a family of Georgian emigrants that fled to France following the 1921 Red Army invasion of the Democratic Republic of Georgia. [3] Her father, Levan Zourabichvili, a career engineer, served for many years as chairman of the Georgian Association of France (AGF). [ 4 ]
Zourabichvili's term was the longest term of any presidency in Georgia's history, as the transition into a new Constitution meant that her mandate lasted until 2024. Salome Zourabichvili is a former French diplomat of Georgian origins who served France's diplomatic corps until her selection as Georgia's Foreign Affairs Minister in 2004.
Salome Zurabishvili has met with Pope Francis. During the meeting they discussed a number of issues including the importance of global solidarity during the Covid-19 pandemic, the grave humanitarian situation in the Russian-occupied Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali, as well as Georgia’s role of a mediator between Armenia and ...
Salome Zourabichvili giving a speech at Orbeliani Palace on Independence Day.. The Georgian Charter aims to establish a temporary parliament after the October elections, holding only one session to make crucial decisions for returning the country to the path of Euro-Atlantic integration, [3] followed by early parliamentary elections under free and fair conditions.
President Salome Zourabichvili gives speech in the Orbeliani Palace, May 2024. GD tried impeaching Zourabichvili with no success on 18 October 2023, when the Parliament failed to collect the 100 votes needed to impeach her. [22] In October 2024, the inter-institutional conflict escalated between the President and the Government.
The party was led by former Foreign Minister and current President Salome Zourabichvili from its founding until 2010. The Way of Georgia was considered a liberal party and sought closer ties with NATO and the EU. [1] Although Zourabichvili enjoyed high personal popularity, her party has not been able to establish itself in the political field.
Salome Zourabichvili stated on 29 December and during the following weeks that she remained the president of Georgia. [ 22 ] [ 21 ] [ 23 ] Protests against the ruling party have continued since the election, with hundreds of protesters arrested, beaten or tortured [ 24 ] by police and violent groups , who also attacked journalists.
Salome Zourabichvili stated on 29 December and during the following weeks that she remained the president of Georgia. [39] [38] [40] Protests against the ruling party have continued since the election, with hundreds of protesters arrested, beaten or tortured [41] by the police and the ruling-party affiliated violent groups, who also attacked ...