Georgian Dream picks Mikheil Kavelashvili as presidential candidate amid protests and opposition backlash over disputed parliamentary elections.
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00:00The governing party in Georgia has picked a former footballer as its candidate for the country's new president.
00:07The Georgian Dream Party nominated Mikhail Kavilashvili,
00:11a 53-year-old former national team player and Premier League footballer,
00:16as its candidate for the country's largely ceremonial presidency.
00:20The nomination follows the party's controversial election victory,
00:23which sparked protests and led to a boycott of Parliament by opposition parties.
00:29The opposition claims the election was rigged under Russian influence.