Saakashvili Elected Amid Protests
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Thousands of Georgian opposition protesters denounced as fraudulent a presidential election that swept Mikhail Saakashvili to a second term, threatening instability in the former Soviet republic once considered a beacon of reform
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Georgiaâs pro-Western president narrowly won re-election, according to official results released Sunday, but the main opposition candidate contested the outcome.
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Official results confirm Mikhail Saakashvili's victory in presidential elections in Georgia last week.
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Georgians began voting in an election on Saturday that President Mikhail Saakashvili is likely to win but surveys differ on whether his victory will be big enough to avoid a second round.
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NAIROBI, Kenya  -- President Mwai Kibaki took the oath of office Sunday minutes after being declared the winner of a vote marred by allegations of rigging, and the government swiftly suspended live television coverage as riots raged in the slums home to thousands of opposition supporters.
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STANFORD, California During the last year, the world has been watching Mikhail Saakashvili, Georgia&#39;s dynamic young president, try to reunite his country and his people. In November he staged a bloodless coup, dubbed the &quot;Rose Revolution,&quot; overthrowing ...
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Police crack down on opposition protests after president declares himself victorious in disputed poll
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Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili narrowly won re-election over the weekend according to official results, but opposition candidates contested the outcome.
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Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region holds its first ever multi-candidate elections, in a vote for president.
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TBILISI, Georgia, Jan. 6 -- Georgia's former president Mikheil Saakashvili has apparently won a second term as president by a thin margin, election officials said late Sunday night.
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Georgiaâs American-educated and pro-Western president, Mikheil Saakashvili, was leading in polls ahead of an election Saturday cast as a bid to restore his mandate.
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Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili was heading for a landslide presidential election victory, early results showed on Sunday, but the opposition said the vote was rigged and vowed street protests.
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Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili is likely to scrape an election win on Saturday in a vote the West will scrutinize for fairness, but polls differ on whether his victory will be big enough to avoid a second round.
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Georgia and Russia pledged to repair their tattered relationship on Sunday after Mikhail Saakashvili was sworn in as Georgian president, the first concrete sign of an improvement.
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Riot police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon Wednesday to break up demonstrations calling for the ouster of President Mikhail Saakashvili. The pro-Western leader declared a state of emergency and banned all news broadcasts except state-controlled television.
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Georgian President Mikhail  Saakashvili shrugged off on Monday Moscow's harsh reaction to  the arrest of four Russian army officers for spying, that  fueled a crisis in relations between the two ex-Soviet states.
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Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili pledged at his inauguration on Sunday to mend Georgia's tattered relationship with Russia after he narrowly won an election which his opponents say was rigged.