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FILE - In this photo provided by the Georgian Dream party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, leader of the Georgian Dream party, which he initiated, applauds Mikheil Kavelashvili during a session discussing presidential candidates in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Nov. 27, 2024. (Georgian Dream party via AP, File)

FILE - In this photo provided by the Georgian Dream party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, leader of the Georgian Dream party, which he initiated, applauds Mikheil Kavelashvili during a session discussing presidential candidates in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Nov. 27, 2024. (Georgian Dream party via AP, File)

FILE - A protester shouts during a rally demanding new parliamentary elections in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)

FILE - A protester shouts during a rally demanding new parliamentary elections in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)

FILE - Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, center, is greeted by well-wishers as she attends an opposition protest against the results of the parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

FILE - Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, center, is greeted by well-wishers as she attends an opposition protest against the results of the parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

Georgian president-elect Mikheil Kavelashvili attends the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday. Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo)

Georgian president-elect Mikheil Kavelashvili attends the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday. Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo)

FILE - Police shoot tear gas towards demonstrators during a protest against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia, early Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, File)

FILE - Police shoot tear gas towards demonstrators during a protest against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia, early Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov, File)

Protesters sit on a street as police block the street outside the Georgian parliament while the parliament has begun the procedure of the presidential elections, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

Protesters sit on a street as police block the street outside the Georgian parliament while the parliament has begun the procedure of the presidential elections, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

Georgian president-elect Mikheil Kavelashvili attends a Georgian parliament session in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday. Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo)

Georgian president-elect Mikheil Kavelashvili attends a Georgian parliament session in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday. Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo)

People gather outside the Georgian parliament while the parliament has begun the procedure of the presidential elections, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

People gather outside the Georgian parliament while the parliament has begun the procedure of the presidential elections, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, left, attends an anti-government rally outside the Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, left, attends an anti-government rally outside the Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

FILE - FIFA World Stars team's Mikheil Kavelashvili, right, makes a shot on the goal during the Reunification Cup against Chinese national team in Hong Kong, on July 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Brian Ching, File)

FILE - FIFA World Stars team's Mikheil Kavelashvili, right, makes a shot on the goal during the Reunification Cup against Chinese national team in Hong Kong, on July 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Brian Ching, File)

FILE - Mikheil Kavelashvili, who was nominated by the governing Georgian Dream party as a candidate for president, attends a news conference in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Feb. 14, 2019. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - Mikheil Kavelashvili, who was nominated by the governing Georgian Dream party as a candidate for president, attends a news conference in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Feb. 14, 2019. (AP Photo, File)

People protest outside of the Georgian parliament as the parliament begins the procedure of the presidential elections, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

People protest outside of the Georgian parliament as the parliament begins the procedure of the presidential elections, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024 (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

FILE - Police try to detain a protester during a rally against the results of the parliamentary elections amid allegations that the vote was rigged in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

FILE - Police try to detain a protester during a rally against the results of the parliamentary elections amid allegations that the vote was rigged in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

Georgian president-elect Mikheil Kavelashvili, 2nd right, poses for a selfie at the Georgian parliament, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday. Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo)

Georgian president-elect Mikheil Kavelashvili, 2nd right, poses for a selfie at the Georgian parliament, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday. Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo)

Georgian president-elect Mikheil Kavelashvili is greeted by the electoral college members at the Georgian parliament, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday. Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo)

Georgian president-elect Mikheil Kavelashvili is greeted by the electoral college members at the Georgian parliament, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday. Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo)

FILE - Demonstrators rally outside the parliament's building to protest the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Nov. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

FILE - Demonstrators rally outside the parliament's building to protest the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Nov. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze, File)

People hold a banner saying "Hands off my child" in Georgian,protesting outside of the Georgian parliament as the parliament begins the procedure of the presidential elections, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)

People hold a banner saying "Hands off my child" in Georgian,protesting outside of the Georgian parliament as the parliament begins the procedure of the presidential elections, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)