格鲁吉亚首位女总统在抗议中就职
The first woman president of Georgia has been sworn into office amid continued protests from opposition figures who allege her election was tainted.
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 inauguration speech, Salome Zurabishvili said she would be the president of "all citizens of Georgia", vowing to defend the country's independence and territorial integrity.
She lamented what she called an "occupation line" with the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia of which Georgia lost control entirely 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 activists clashed with police after authorities blocked access to the inauguration's venue in the city of Telavi.
The opposition alleges gross electoral violations 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.