Violent conflict between supporters of Tbilisi joining the European Union and the Georgian police
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News quoted by AFP, in the midst of Georgia’s post-election crisis, supporters of the country’s membership in the European Union protested the country’s government’s decision to postpone the accession talks, outside the Georgian parliament with forces Police involved became.
Thousands of protesters demonstrated last night for the third night in a row in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, and dozens of people have been arrested in these protests.
After the victory of the ruling party “Georgian Dream” in the October 26 parliamentary elections, Georgia is caught in chaos. Supporters of Tbilisi’s joining the European Union claim that there was fraud in this election.
In the clashes last night in Tbilisi, the police used plastic bullets, tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters who were throwing firecrackers and incendiary materials. In the video images, flames can be seen from one of the windows of the parliament building.
Protesters also blocked Tbilisi’s main street with barricades. Local media have reported the occurrence of protests in several other cities of Georgia.
During the protests of the last two days, at least 100 people have been arrested. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s statement on Thursday that the country will not pursue EU accession negotiations until 2028 brought a strong reaction from the opposition.
Critics of this decision of the “Georgian Dream” party, which has been in power for more than a decade, have created a distance between Tbilisi and the European Union in order to get closer to Russia has been accused. The ruling party has rejected this accusation.
