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Mass Protests Roil Georgia Amid Disputed Election and Support for EU Membership

HeadlineDec 02, 2024

In the Republic of Georgia, over 200 people have been arrested in the capital Tbilisi, as tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets for a fourth straight day Sunday to denounce the Georgian government’s decision to suspend its bid to join the European Union. Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili, who backs joining the EU, said she’ll refuse to leave office until new parliamentary elections are held, following allegations of fraud against the governing Georgian Dream party, which claimed victory last month. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili praised police violence against protesters and has said his government won’t resume debate on joining the EU until 2028.

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