2024 Georgian Elections

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Protesters shoot fireworks at police amid a demonstration in Tbilisi on 1 December. Photo via Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media

Mass protests against Georgian Dream’s about face on EU accession continue for fourth night

by OC Media

•5 min read

Protesters gathered en masse in Tbilisi and other cities across Georgia for the fourth night in a row after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s surprise announcement on Thursday that the government was postponing its EU accession bid until 2028. As with previous nights demonstrators started gathering in the evening in front of the parliaments. Within one hour, police had already detained two people. Vazha Siradze, Head of the Patrol Police Department told media that ‘certain individuals b

A protester burns the flag of the ruling Georgian Dream party outside the parliament building. Photo: Mariam Nikuradze/OC Media.

2024 Georgian Elections

Resignations hit Georgian Government as protests rock country for third night

by Robin Fabbro

•3 min read

At least four Georgian ambassadors have resigned in protest as police clashed with protesters for a third night on Saturday following the government’s U-turn on EU integration. The country’s ambassador to Bulgaria stepped down on Friday and on Saturday the ambassadors to the Netherlands, Italy, and Lithuania followed suit. There have been multiple, unconfirmed reports in local media that the ambassador to the US, former foreign minister David Zalkaliani, has also resigned, along with Deputy Fo