Mikheil Kavelashvili, anti-Western former footballer, has been elected president, but current head of state Zourabicvili called the appointment 'unconstitutional'; protests outside parliament have continued uninterrupted for 17 days

Roads Department has dismissed reports suggesting that tolls could be introduced on the country’s major highways, including the East-West Highwayg

Former Georgia national rugby team captain Merab Sharikadze has been banned from participating in sports competitions for 11 years for involvement in a scheme designed to evade doping tests

Traffic is temporarily banned at km 110 of the Kutaisi–Alpana–Mamisoni Pass road due to a rockfall near the entrance to Oni; local authorities and emergency services are on site and taking appropriate measures

Celebrations of 9 April, Day of National Unity, turned into explosive political tension between protesters and government officials notwithstanding the designation that commemorates the protests of 9 April 1989 that led to the asset of modern Georgia