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Kutaisi lights Christmas tree amidst protests

Thousands march on parliament

Zourabichvili reiterates calls for new elections

Local observer groups repeat calls for new elections

Norway says OSCE/ODIHR report ‘confirms serious concerns’

Phones confiscated from protesters ‘found in pawnshop’

Sweden: ‘this is not the standard that we expect from an EU candidate country’

Papuashvili: ‘time to stop attacks on Georgian democracy’

More than 20 protests due today

Estonian official calls for new elections in Georgia

President Zourabichvili: time for our partners to call for new elections

Opposition calls OSCE/ODIHR report ‘historically negative’

Kobakhidze praises OSCE/ODIHR final report

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‘Tense atmosphere and widespread intimidation of voters’, OSCE publishes final report on October elections

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