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Former AC Milan Defender Kakha Kaladze Elected as New Mayor of Georgia's Capital City

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Former AC Milan defender Kakha Kaladze has been elected the new mayor Georgia's capital city Tbilisi.

The Georgian election administration revealed that the 39-year-old won 51% of the vote in Saturday's municipal election, the BBC Sport have reported.

Kaladze played for Milan from 2001 to 2010 and retired two years after his exit to focus solely on politics.

He won two Champions Leagues and one Serie A title while at San Siro, and also played for Dynamo Kiev and Dinamo Tbilisi and captained his national team in an esteemed career.

The former Georgia captain campaigned alongside billionaire tycoon Bidzina Ivanishvili in a challenge against then-president Mikheil Saakashvili.