In a post on X, she called the result a mockery of democracy, comparing it to the way Georgia's leaders were chosen when the country was part of the Soviet Union.
Mr. Kavelashvili, who is to assume office in 15 days, and the outgoing president, Salome Zourabichvili, who has sided with the opposition and vowed to stay in office until new elections are held.
The conservative Georgian Dream party, which has held a majority in Parliament for over a decade, has steered the small Caucasus nation away from the European Union and closer to Russia and China.
Ms. Zourabichvili, who was elected by Georgia's final popular vote for president, is pro-Western, while Mr. Kavelashvili espouses strongly anti-Western views.
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