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Giorgi Margvelashvili

president of Georgia
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Giorgi Margvelashvili served as the president of Georgia from 2013 to 2018. His election coincided with a shift in power from the president to the ruling party in parliament, as constitutional changes transferred significant executive authority to the prime minister. Margvelashvili was elected as a member of the Georgian Dream (GD) coalition, which had challenged the previous United National Movement (UNM) government. The GD coalition, led by billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, came to power in 2012, winning a majority in parliament. Following Margvelashvili's presidency, Salome Zurabishvili became Georgia's first female president in 2018, also backed by GD.12

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  1. Georgia - GD-backed presidency of Salome Zurabishvili
  2. Georgia - Rise of Georgian Dream (GD)

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