The first woman president of Georgia has been sworn into office amid continued protests from opposition¹ figures who allege² her election was tainted³.

 

格鲁吉亚首位女总统在反对派持续的抗议中宣誓就职，反对派宣城她的竞选被腐败玷污。
 

 

During her inauguration⁴ speech, Salome Zurabishvili said she would be the president of "all citizens of Georgia", vowing⁵ to defend the country's independence and territorial⁶ integrity.

 

She lamented⁷ what she called an "occupation line" with the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia of which Georgia lost control entirely⁸ after a war with Russia in 2008.

 

Russia has strengthened its military presence in both regions and recognized them as independent states, but only a few countries have followed suit.

 

As Zurabishvili was sworn in, opposition activists⁹ clashed with police after authorities blocked access to the inauguration's venue¹⁰ in the city of Telavi.

 

The opposition alleges¹¹ gross electoral violations¹² occurred during the presidential election that made the outcome illegitimate.

 

Observers for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have said the government was overly involved in the election campaign.

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