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Violent clashes are a consequence of the suspension of the country’s membership in the European Union. Europe calls for new elections due to suspected “irregularities”.
Since 2012, Georgia has been governed by the Georgian Dream party, which the opposition accuses of trying to move the country away from the EU and closer to Russia.
On October 26th, news took place in the country, and a new prime minister, Irakli Kobakhidzefrom the pro-Russian party that once again gained a majority, announced this week that its government will abandon its attempt to join the EU “by the end of 2028”.
France, Germany and Poland, “numerous irregularities” in the elections, which the country’s opposition accuses of having been fraudulent and have had intervention from the Kremlin.
🇬🇪 | It was a tough and violent night in Tbilisi, with riot police brutally beating and detaining protesters, while journalists were especially targeted in extreme ways.
One thing is clear: the anti-Russian resistance in Georgia is alive and will continue.
— Visioner (@visionergeo)
On Thursday, the European Parliament supported one that describes the elections as the last stage of the “worsening democratic crisis” in Georgia and claims that the ruling party is “fully responsible.”
In the early hours of Friday, protesters protested in front of the winning party offices in Tbilisi and Kutaisi to protest against the decision.
The police began to disperse the demonstration at 2 am, using batons, tear gas and water cannonsafter protesters barricaded some streets in Tbilisi, says .
They were detained at least 43 pro-European protesters were arrested and 32 police officers were injured. According to the Georgian Ministry of the Interior, cited by Lusa, the people “were detained by security forces for disobeying legitimate police orders and for acts of vandalism”.
