Salome Zurabishvili

Georgians rally to demand government resignation over EU failure

Thousands of demonstrators rally in Tbilisi, demanding government quit over its failure to secure candidacy for European Union membership.

Ruling party candidate leads in Georgia presidential vote

Results from Georgia's presidential runoff showed the ruling party-backed candidate, who favours balancing the ex-Soviet republic's relations with Moscow and the West, defeating her rival who advocates a stronger pro-Western line.

Run-off likely in Georgia presidential election

The hotly contested race pits ex-French ambassador and Georgia's former foreign minister Salome Zurabishvili, supported by the ruling Georgian Dream party, against opposition leader Grigol Vashadze, also a former foreign minister.