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The new President of Georgia Mikheil Kavelashvili is being sworn into office amid protests from the opposition which claims electoral irregularities. The current president, Salome Zourabichvili, who had refused to step down, calling the election illegitimate is now expected to vacate the state residence.

In South Korea, a plane carrying 181 passengers and crew has crashed on landing at Muan Airport, killing at least 120 people.

Also in the programme: A look at why presidential pardons for those facing death penalty has become such a divisive issue in the United States, plus a look back at 2024, a year dubbed the year of elections.

Joining presenter Julian Worricker to discuss these topics and other news of the day are George Parker, Political Editor for the Financial Times newspaper based in London and Suzanne Lynch, Editor of Politico's Global Playbook.

(Picture: Protest ahead of presidential inauguration in Tbilisi, Georgia - 28 Dec 2024, Photo by DAVID MDZINARISHVILI/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)