Protesters in Tbilisi demand presidential candidate show his education diploma

Protesters in Tbilisi gathered in front of the Georgian parliament demanding that presidential candidate Mikheil Kavelashvili present his higher education diploma.

The demonstrators voiced their dissatisfaction with the fact that Kavelashvili, the only candidate running for president, does not possess a diploma, Caliber.Az reports citing Georgian media.

The protesters’ call for Kavelashvili to show his diploma was described as an "action-performance."

Mikheil Kavelashvili, now 53, is a former MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party and the only candidate for the job.

Kavelashvili is a founder of the People's Power party, known for being the main voice for anti-Western propaganda in Georgia.

The four main opposition groups have rejected Kavelashvili and have boycotted parliament, insisting that the elections held in October were rigged.

Georgia's outgoing president, Salome Zourabichvili, has condemned Kavelashvili's election as a travesty, insisting she holds Georgia's only remaining legitimate institution.

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has accused the president of trying to harm Georgia's interests, emphasising that when her term of office ends on 29 December, she will have to retire.

By Vafa Guliyeva