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Pro-EU protests in Georgia escalate | |
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Activists have clashed with police outside the country’s parliament | |
Pro-EU protests continued for a third night on Sunday in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, where activists clashed with riot police outside the former Soviet country’s parliament building. | Pro-EU protests continued for a third night on Sunday in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, where activists clashed with riot police outside the former Soviet country’s parliament building. |
The demonstrations are backed by a coalition of opposition parties, as well as Georgia’s pro-EU president, Salome Zourabichvili, who labelled the current government “illegitimate.” She previously claimed that the October parliamentary election was rigged in favor of the ruling Georgian Dream party. | The demonstrations are backed by a coalition of opposition parties, as well as Georgia’s pro-EU president, Salome Zourabichvili, who labelled the current government “illegitimate.” She previously claimed that the October parliamentary election was rigged in favor of the ruling Georgian Dream party. |
The protesters are outraged by the government’s decision to freeze the negotiations on joining the EU until 2028. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakzhidze said Georgia should ultimately become a member state, but do so on fair terms. He accused the EU of using the accession talks to “blackmail” Georgia and meddle in its politics. | The protesters are outraged by the government’s decision to freeze the negotiations on joining the EU until 2028. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakzhidze said Georgia should ultimately become a member state, but do so on fair terms. He accused the EU of using the accession talks to “blackmail” Georgia and meddle in its politics. |