Georgia's top court authorizes impeachment of president
Georgia's constitutional court on Monday ruled that President Salome Zurabishvili had breached the constitution by making unauthorised foreign trips, paving the way for her removal.
In September, MPs from the ruling Georgian Dream party moved to oust the figurehead president, amid growing fears from the opposition that Tbilisi is moving away from Europe towards Russia, AFP reported.
The ruling party lawmakers said Zurabishvili had met foreign leaders to lobby for Georgia's membership of the European Union without government permission.
By making the foreign visits without the government's consent, "the President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili has breached the constitution of Georgia," said the head of Georgia's constitutional court, Merab Turava.
Zurabishvili, 71, has served as president since 2018.