On Monday, demonstrators were injured in the protests, which continued for the fifth day.
On Tuesday, the Constitutional Court of Georgia rejected a lawsuit demanding the annulment of the disputed parliamentary election result. The country’s opposition and the president accused the Georgian Dream party, which won the election, of electoral fraud. They have also accused Russia of influencing the election result in Georgia.
The ruling party The widespread demonstrations against the Georgian Dream continued in the country’s capital, Tbilisi, on Monday for the fifth day.
The demonstrations started when the new prime minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced the suspension of EU membership negotiations until 2028. Georgia was granted the status of an EU candidate country in December 2023.
More than 20 protesters were injured
More than 20 protesters were injured in Monday night’s protests in Tbilisi.
According to the Georgia Ministry of Health, 23 protesters and three police officers were injured in the protests, which continued into Tuesday night. No one suffered life-threatening injuries.
Riot police used tear gas against the protesters, and the protesters responded by using fireworks.
Western countries and the UN were concerned about the police’s use of force against protesters.
On Tuesday, Kobakhidze also threatened opposition parties and non-governmental organizations with consequences due to protests. He claimed that the opposition parties engineered the violence on purpose.
– The opposition politicians who have orchestrated the violence and at the same time hid in their offices, will not be able to escape their responsibility, he said.