2024 Georgian Parliamentary Elections

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Protesters hold an EU flag in front of the back gates of parliament as riot police use water cannons to disperse the demonstration. Mariam Nikuradze / OC Media. — ▲Protesters hold an EU flag in front of the back gates of parliament as riot police use water cannons to disperse the demonstration. Mariam Nikuradze / OC Media.

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We continue our live coverage of the fallout and widespread protests that have come in the wake of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s announcement on Thursday that Georgia would be halting its EU accession process until the end of 2028.

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