Thousands flood Tbilisi streets as election results trigger major protests
Mass demonstrations hit Georgiaʼs capital after recent parliamentary vote shows unexpected results. Pro-Russian partyʼs victory faces strong opposition from protesters and international poll-watchers
Tbilisiʼs streets turned into a sea of protesters about a week ago‚ as citizens dont accept the parliamentary election outcome where pro-Russian Georgian Dream party got 54% of votes. The crowd moved from the main train-station to parliament building while playing national songs: some held signs others chanted “Victory to Georgia“
I am here because Georgian Dream stole our elections
Three opposition groups that got parliament seats are pushing for non-stop protests (starting tomorrow) to block the parliamentʼs late-november opening. The turnout wasnʼt as big as the anti-foreign-agent-law protests from early-24‚ but still showed peoples determination
Swedish eco-activist Greta Thunberg joined the march with Tbilisi Pride members — she expressed support for Georgian democracy. Two US polling companies found weird differences between their exit-polls and final results; while international watchers saw voter-bribing cases but didnt call it stolen
The Georgian Dream party - linked to its rich founder Bidzina Ivanishvili - says it wants to keep Georgia safe from outside influence and avoid Ukraine-like conflict. Even though they talk about EU future; Brussels stopped Georgiaʼs membership process due to democracy issues
Yesterday‚ Moldovans took a crucial step forward on our European path; but the fight for democracy in Moldova and across our region continues. To the people of Georgia: I admire your determination to build a free European future
