(FILES) Former Georgian international football player Mikheil Kavelashvili poses in front of the FIFA world cup trophy during its world tour, at a ceremony in Tbilisi on February 8, 2018. Georgia's ruling party on November 27, 2024 nominated far-right politician, former footballer and staunch loyalist Mikheil Kavelashvili as a candidate for the presidential elections on December 14, 2024, aiming to further consolidate its grip on power. (Photo by VANO SHLAMOV / AFP) (Photo by VANO SHLAMOV/AFP via Getty Images)