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The situation remained tense on November 17 in Georgia’s Russia-backed breakaway region of Abkhazia with the self-styled president saying no compromise had been reached with the opposition.
Georgia and Ukraine drew 1-1 in their fifth-round meeting of the UEFA Nations League group stage. The match was played in pouring rain at Adjarabet Arena in the Georgian Black Sea coast city of Batumi.
Georgian opposition politician Davit Kirtadze splashed black liquid in the face of Giorgi Kalandarishvili, head of the country's Central Election Commission, on November 16 as he was preparing to announce the validated results of parliamentary elections disputed by the opposition.
Georgia's Central Election Commission (CEC) on November 16 validated the results of last month's disputed elections despite weeks of protests by the opposition and accusations of widespread fraud and Russian interference.
The embattled leader of Georgia's Moscow-backed separatist region of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, was quoted as saying on November 16 that "legitimate authorities" control all of Abkhazia except the parliamentary complex that opposition protesters wrested control of a day earlier.
Student-led protests targeting disputed elections in Georgia continued on November 15, with the Georgian Dream government that claimed victory expecting the election watchdog's summary of the voting and opposition critics and President Salome Zurabishvili refusing to recognize the results.
A student-led protest was held in the Georgian capital on November 15 over the results of an election in October that confirmed the ruling Georgian Dream party's hold on power. Opposition parties say the results were manipulated by the ruling party with help from the central election commission.
Opposition leaders in Georgia's Moscow-backed breakaway region of Abkhazia claimed late on November 15 that lawmakers were mediating as a dispute continued with the region's leadership after opposition supporters stormed the local parliament over a controversial proposed deal with Moscow.
The European Court of Human Rights has registered a complaint against Georgia's "foreign agents" law.
Georgia's pro-European opposition has withdrawn from the new parliament, officially renouncing its mandates obtained during the disputed October 26 elections that it refused to recognize amid accusations of widespread fraud and Russian interference.
Two opposition coalitions organized a rally in the southwestern Georgian city of Batumi on November 12 to demand new elections.
Authorities in Georgia's Moscow-backed breakaway region of Abkhazia on November 12 released five opposition activists after protesters blocked all three access bridges into the capital, Sukhumi and a major highway.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said after meeting a visiting EU delegation that the ruling Russian-friendly Georgian Dream party had "virtually captured" all institutions and called for new elections to put the Caucasus country back on track toward Euro-Atlantic integration.
Dozens turned out in the Georgian capital to hear a lecture by Greta Thunberg on November 8. The Swedish climate activist called the COP29 global climate summit "a greenwash conference" -- an attribute activists give to publicity stunts they say are only pretending to care about the environment.
The leaders of three European Union member states -- France, Germany, and Poland -- on November 7 urged Georgia to investigate allegations of widespread voting irregularities during last month's parliamentary elections and called on Tbilisi to reverse Russian-inspired legislation.
An opposition rally is under way in Tbilisi outside Georgia's Appeals Court, the fourth protest in as many days against the results of parliamentary elections claimed by the ruling Georgian Dream party amid allegations of widespread fraud.
Georgia's opposition staged a third day of protests on November 5 against the results of last month's parliamentary elections claimed by the ruling Georgian Dream party amid accusations of widespread vote-rigging and irregularities at polling stations.
Greta Thunberg appeared at a rally in Tbilisi on November 4. "I am here to support the fight for democracy and freedom of the Georgian people," the Swedish climate activist told RFE/RL. Thousands marched in the Georgian capital, demanding a rerun of the October 26 parliamentary elections.
Thousands of people demonstrated in Tbilisi for the second night in a row on November 4 to demand new elections after the ruling Georgian Dream party was declared the winner amid allegations of vote-rigging.
The Tbilisi City Court in Georgia extended the detention of Afqan Sadiqov, an Azerbaijani journalist critical of President Ilham Aliyev who is charged with extortion and threats, for an additional three months.
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