The honorary chairman of the "Georgian Dream" party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, congratulates Mikheil Kavelashvili on his election as president by the electoral college.

Bidzina Ivanishvili believes that after Mikheil Kavelashvili's inauguration, the artificial attempts to polarize, divide people, and radicalize will come to an end once and for all.

"I congratulate Mikheil Kavelashvili on being elected President of Georgia. I congratulate our country on having a truly Georgian, patriotic, and dignified president. After today’s elections, Georgia’s European-style constitution, which envisages a fully parliamentary system, has been fully implemented. After Mikheil Kavelashvili’s inauguration, the artificial attempts to polarize, divide people, and radicalize will come to an end once and for all. I am confident that Mikheil Kavelashvili will be the president who will return this crucial institution within the framework of the constitution, and he will also play a special role in uniting our society and ensuring peaceful coexistence," stated Bidzina Ivanishvili.