Georgia's president Zourabichvili refuses to leave and prepares for showdown

Salome Zourabichvili's family fled Georgia in 1921 after Soviet forces snuffed out the country's three-year experiment with independence from Russia.

A century later, Georgia's pro-Western president is refusing to leave office, arguing she is the last legitimate institution in her country,

On Sunday, her six-year term as president is due to end. According to a new system for selecting the head of state, on that day she will be replaced by former Manchester City footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili, chosen with the support of the governing Georgian Dream party.