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Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili speaks during an anti-government rally outside parliament in Tbilisi, 14 December, 2024

Video. Georgia's president slams successor's appointment 'a parody'

Updated: 15/12/2024 - 2:44 GMT+1

Zourabichvili has vowed to stay on as president after her six-year term ends on Monday, describing parliament as illegitimate and having no authority to select her successor.

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