Georgia's ex-FM to run for presidency

"Way of Georgia" party leader, Georgian former Foreign Minister Salome Zurabishvili will run for president.

An application to the CEC in connection with registration as a presidential candidate will be submitted in the near future, Zurabishvili told Rustavi 2 TV company today.

"Our country needs a new president," she said. "I want to use my experience, background and knowledge for the benefit of the country now, because I think the country needs it."

Zurabishvili said that there are no legal barriers that may prevent her from running for the post.

The presidential elections in Georgia are scheduled for October 27.


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