Salome Zourabichvili
President of Georgia since 2018
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| March 10 2025 | Held a private meeting with opposition politicians, proposing a 'common coordination front' to prepare for upcoming parliamentary elections and discussing a potential protest rally on 31 March. |
| February 18 2025 | Attacked with eggs and verbally insulted at Tbilisi International Airport while returning from the Munich Security Conference. Her security team sustained injuries during the incident. |
| February 14 2025 | Attended the 61st Munich Security Conference, holding numerous meetings with international leaders including presidents from Estonia, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine, Czech Republic, and Lithuania. |
| February 14 2025 | Scheduled to participate in the Munich Security Conference and planned to hold meetings with high-ranking officials. |
| February 13 2025 | The European Parliament recognized Zourabichvili as Georgia's legitimate president, refusing to acknowledge the ruling Georgian Dream party's authorities and calling for sanctions against officials responsible for electoral fraud. |
| January 18 2025 | Zourabichvili met with Trump's Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump Jr., and representatives of the International Republican Institute in Washington. |
| January 17 2025 | Arrived in Washington, beginning a series of high-level political meetings. |
| January 17 2025 | Zourabichvili arrived in Washington, D.C. for diplomatic meetings. |
| January 9 2025 | Zourabichvili held a press briefing at her new office on Chovelidze street, announcing her continued efforts to resolve the political crisis. She stated her intention to attend Donald Trump's inauguration and conduct international meetings, describing the Georgian state as 'practically on the verge of collapse'. |
| January 6 2025 | The McCain Institute announced Zourabichvili as its 2025 Kissinger Fellow. |
| 2024 | Became the last popularly elected president of Georgia due to constitutional amendments, with future presidents to be elected indirectly by a parliamentary college of electors. |
| December 29 2024 | Her presidency became disputed with Mikheil Kavelashvili as part of a country's political crisis. |
| December 29 2024 | Salome Zourabichvili voluntarily left Orbeliani Palace on the morning of the inauguration of Mikheil Kavelashvili, in order to avoid violence. Despite her departure, she asserted her continued legitimacy as president, stating she would take the flag and her legitimacy with her. |
| December 27 2024 | U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson invited Zourabichvili to attend Donald Trump's inauguration, recognizing her as Georgia's sole legitimate leader. |
| December 8 2024 | In Paris, Zourabichvili met with US President-elect Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the rigged election in Georgia. |
| November 18 2024 | Zourabichvili filed a lawsuit with the Constitutional Court to annul the parliamentary election results, claiming they were unconstitutional due to violations of electoral principles. |
| October 27 2024 | At a press conference, Zourabichvili declared the election results a 'total falsification' and called for mass protests against perceived Russian influence. |
| October 26 2024 | Following the parliamentary elections, Zourabichvili announced that she would not recognize the results claimed by the Georgian Dream party, citing intimidation and irregularities. |
| October 12 2024 | Zourabichvili announced her plan to present a technical government before the parliamentary elections, urging opposition alliances to commit to the Georgian Charter for EU integration. |
| September 17 2024 | Zourabichvili refused to sign or veto the controversial 'queer propaganda' law passed by parliament, which faced criticism for limiting rights and freedoms, while advocating for its repeal to align with EU recommendations. |
| August 1 2024 | Despite Zourabichvili's veto, the controversial law requiring certain civil organizations to register as serving foreign interests took effect. |
| July 2024 | An Edison Research poll revealed Zourabichvili as Georgia's most popular politician, with a 63% approval rating. |
| May 2024 | Zourabichvili played a key role in facilitating the signing of the Georgian Charter, uniting opposition groups to commit to supporting an interim government focused on EU membership. |
| May 28 2024 | Despite Zourabichvili's veto, the Georgian parliament overturned it with a vote of 84 to 4, irrevocably approving the foreign agent law. |
| May 14 2024 | The controversial foreign agent law draft was re-submitted and passed in the parliament with 84 votes in favor and 30 against. Zourabichvili promptly announced her veto of the bill, citing its fundamental contradiction to Georgian constitutional values and European standards. |
| April 2024 | Zourabichvili was publicly denounced as a 'traitor' by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze after she voiced support for protests against a controversial law requiring registration of organizations receiving foreign funding. |
| 2023 | Supported protesters against the Foreign Agent Law draft and publicly stated she would veto the bill if it were to be passed. The initial draft was subsequently withdrawn following mass protests. |
| 2023 | In response to a law draft submitted by the parties of People's Power and Georgian Dream, which was seen as a copy of a Russian law aimed at curbing government criticism, Salome Zourabichvili publicly supported the protesters opposing the bill, stating she would veto it if it passed. |
| December 2023 | The European Union granted Georgia candidate status, highlighting the need for key policy reforms. |
| October 18 2023 | The Parliament of Georgia held a vote on the impeachment of President Zourabichvili but did not collect the necessary 100 votes, resulting in 86 votes in favor, 1 against, and 57 abstentions. |
| October 16 2023 | The Constitutional Court of Georgia ruled that President Zourabichvili violated the Constitution, allowing the Parliament to finalize her impeachment. |
| October 3 2023 | The Constitutional Court of Georgia launched the impeachment hearing against President Zourabichvili. |
| September 22 2023 | A petition signed by 80 parliamentary deputies to impeach President Zourabichvili was submitted to the Constitutional Court of Georgia. |
| September 1 2023 | Irakli Kobakhidze, head of the Georgian Dream party, announced that his party would initiate impeachment proceedings against President Zourabichvili, alleging violations of the Constitution. |
| June 23 2023 | President Zourabichvili pardoned Opposition Activist and CEO of Mtavari Arkhi TV Channel, Nika Gvaramia. |
| March 2023 | The Government of Georgia announced it would file two lawsuits with the Constitutional Court against President Salome Zourabichvili over her unauthorized visit to Brussels and Paris and her refusal to sign decrees for ambassador appointments. |
| March 31 2023 | In her state-of-the-nation address, Zourabichvili condemned the Georgian Dream government for betraying pro-European promises and criticized their shift towards Russia, while asserting her focus on EU integration. |
| 2022 | She was honored as a Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. |
| November 2022 | IRI poll showed Zourabichvili's favorability rating dropped to 38%, though still higher than pre-invasion levels. |
| June 2022 | Zourabichvili condemned a homophobic protest conducted by far-right groups in front of the EU delegation offices in Tbilisi. |
| May 2022 | In May 2022, during an interview with DW News, Zourabichvili stated that Georgia was fully compliant with international sanctions on Russia and expressed a desire for a quicker path to NATO and EU integration. |
| April 2022 | Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Zourabichvili's favorability rating rose to 52%, a significant improvement from previous polls. |
| March 3 2022 | Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Zourabichvili, alongside Moldova, formally applied for EU membership, emphasizing Georgia's commitment to independence and alignment with Europe. |
| February 2022 | Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Salome Zourabichvili began to distance herself from the Georgian Dream party, which faced criticism for its pro-Russian policies, and she opposed legislation targeting civil society and independent media. |
| 2021 | Zourabichvili received the Grand Collar of the Order of Makarios III from Cyprus. |
| July 5 2021 | After anti-LGBT protesters attacked the offices of Tbilisi Pride, leading to injuries among journalists, activists, and passersby, Zourabichvili condemned the violence and visited the injured journalists in the hospital. |
| April 20 2021 | Zourabichvili hosted an official dinner at the Presidential Palace in honor of Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, attended by ruling and opposition party representatives. |
| February 2021 | IRI poll revealed Zourabichvili's favorability rating was 31%, with 62% viewing her unfavorably. |
| January 26 2021 | President Zourabichvili met with Toivo Klaar, Co-Chair of the Geneva International Talks and EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia. |
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