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Georgia's pro-European opposition has withdrawn from the new parliament, officially renouncing its mandates obtained during the disputed October 26 elections that it refused to recognize amid accusations of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.
Georgian authorities say they have opened 47 cases of alleged election fraud and arrested two people accused of stuffing ballot boxes during the October 26 election as part of an investigation into accusations of widespread irregularities during the vote.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has refused to comply with a summons from state prosecutors demanding evidence to back up statements of electoral fraud linked to last weekend's parliamentary elections.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has called foul on the October 26 elections, which the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party claimed it had won with 54 percent of the vote. Tens of thousands took to the streets, protesting what they said was rigged voting.
Georgia's Central Electoral Commission on October 29 said it would recount ballots at five randomly selected polling stations in each of Georgia's 84 electoral districts after a disputed parliamentary election.
In an interview with Anton Kokaia from RFE/RL's Georgian Service in Tbilisi three days after the contentious election, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said a lot mattered on the reaction of the West, because "nobody can afford to lose Georgia to Russia in such a form."
The United States, Canada, and Sweden have voiced criticism following parliamentary elections in Georgia that pro-Russian ruling Georgian Dream party claimed it won amid reports of widespread irregularities and mass protests by opposition supporters.
Supporters of Georgia's political opposition parties demonstrated outside their country's parliament building in Tbilisi to denounce official election results that they claim were rigged.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrived in Tbilisi to show support for the ruling Georgian Dream party. Orban, whose country currently holds the European Union's rotating presidency, was booed as he left his hotel near the Georgian parliament where tens of thousands had gathered.
RFE/RL asked residents of Tbilisi how they felt about the results of Georgia's October 26 parliamentary elections. Here are their responses.
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