A protest rally organized by pro-Western opposition parties is underway on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi. The parties have declared that they do not recognize the results of the rigged elections and plan to protest in the streets daily
Opposition leader Nika Melia announces non-stop protests to demand new elections, calls for crowds to gather at Tbilisi's Sports Palace tomorrow afternoon
2 week agoPeople are arriving to the opposition demo in central Tbilisi to protest the results of October 26 parliamentary elections
2 week agoA protest march has started from Station Square toward Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi, with opposition politicians and citizens protesting the alleged rigging of parliamentary elections
Giorgi Gakharia, the leader of the For Georgia party, says that his party will engage in street protests starting tomorrow.“We will be where our supporters are,” stated Gakharia
Three opposition coalitions: Coalition 4 Change, Unity-National Movement and Strong Georgia announce a common hub for resistance. It includes planning a targeted and efficient protest and cooperating with foreign partners. A Rustaveli rally announced for Monday 19:00 PM
All four pro-western opposition coalitions/parties that passed the threshold will have a joint announcement of their action plan at 20:00, Tbilisi time
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3 week agoPresident Zurabishvili addressed the rally at the Rustaveli Avenue on October 28. “No one, except the one who just passed by (referring to Hungarian PM Orban, who is staying nearby, in the hotel on Rustaveli Avenue, and recently arrived in Tbilisi), recognizes these elections.”
3 week agoFootage shows Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban leaving his hotel in Tbilisi, near the Georgian parliament where tens of thousands gather right now to protest election rigging, as he was met with loud boos from the crowd on his way to his escort
3 week agoPeople are gathering on Rustaveli avenue to protest rigged elections
3 week agoRustaveli Av. has been blocked due to a protest rally. The President of Georgia, along with the 4 major opposition coalitions that passed the election threshold, has called on citizens to take to the streets to protest ‘rigged elections’
3 week agoTbilisi Now: Rustaveli is FULL. The President, along with key opposition parties (signatories of the Georgian Charter) is expected soon
President @Zourabichvili_S declares the election results illegitimate, calls it a Russian special operation, and announces a protest rally on Monday at 19:00 Tbilisi time
"The results do not represent the will of the Georgian people," states Giorgi Gakharia, leader of the For Georgia party. With that, all four opposition groups who passed the threshold according to the CEC are now aligned in declaring the elections rigged and refusing to recognize the results.
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3 week agoMtavari TV exit poll results of parliament elections in Georgia: Pro-European opposition - 48%; Georgian Dream - 42%; GD - 42% Coalition for Change -18% UNM - 13% Strong Georgia - 9% Gakharia for Georgia - 8%
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