Meet the 1st Female President of Georgia - Salome Zurabishvili

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Former Georgian foreign minister Salome Zurabishvili has been elected as the new president of the country after securing over 59% of the votes in elections. With this Zurabishvili bcame the 1st Female President of Georgia. She has also became the last president to be voted in by the electorate, as the president will be chosen by an electoral college from the year 2024. She is going to replace the incumbent president Giorgi Margvelashvili on 16th December 2018.

Zurabishvili was born in France on 18th March 1952 after her parents fled Georgia in 1921 following its annexation by Soviet forces. The 66-year-old has previously served as a diplomat and Georgia's Foreign Minister.

She was backed by the ruling Georgian Dream party, founded by billionaire banker Bidzina Ivanishvili, the country's richest man.

About Georgia :

• Capital : Tbilisi
• Official Language : Georgian
• Currency : Georgian lari
• Prime Minister : Mamuka Bakhtadze
• President : Salome Zurabishvili (Will take office on 16th December)

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