President of Georgia

President of Georgia საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი
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Incumbent Salome Zourabichvili since 16 December 2018
Office of the President of Georgia Head of State of Georgia
Residence	Orbeliani Palace
Appointer	Direct popular vote: 1991 to 2018 Electoral College: 2024 onward
Term length	Effective 1991: five years Effective 2004: four years Effective 2018: six years Effective 2024: five years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Georgia
Inaugural holder	Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Formation	14 April 1991 (33 years ago) (1991-04-14)
Deputy	Chairperson of the Parliament
Salary	13,000 GEL per month[1][2]
Website	Official website

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Executive President Salome Zourabichvili Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze
Legislature Parliament Chairperson: Shalva Papuashvili
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The president of Georgia (Georgian: საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი, romanized: sakartvelos p'rezident'i) is the ceremonial head of state of Georgia as well as the commander-in-chief of the Defense Forces. The constitution defines the presidential office as "the guarantor of the country's unity and national independence."^[3]

The president is largely a figurehead as in many parliamentary democracies. Executive power is vested in the Government and the prime minister. The office was first introduced by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia on 14 April 1991, five days after Georgia's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.^[4] The president serves a five-year term.

The current president is Salome Zourabichvili. Because of Georgia's transition to a fully parliamentary system she is the last president to be elected directly by the citizens.