Georgias capital turned into a hot-spot of civil unrest as riot-police used tear-gas against pro-EU protestors (who gathered near the parliament building on Nov 29th)
Irakli Kobakhidze the prime-minister made a game-changing announcement: putting off EU membership talks til 2028; which sparked nation-wide demonstrations. The decision came right after Euro-Parliament didnt accept Oct elections results due to voting problems
Today‚ this non-existent and illegitimate government declared war on its own people
The protest turned rough when law-enforcement started using water-cannons and rubber-bullets against peaceful crowd. Many news-reporters got hurt while doing their job‚ and some protesters built make-shift barriers on streets
The political mess started after October voting when:
- ruling party Georgian Dream claimed victory
- opposition said there was fraud
- president called elections unconstitutional
- new parliament got no opposition members
The ex-Soviet state got its EU candidate status about a year ago but Brussels stopped the process because of democracy issues. Kobakhidze blamed Euro-MPs for blackmail saying Georgia will be more ready than others by 2028‚ though protesters like 20-year old Shota Sabashvili think ruling party is killing their European future
Interior ministry reported that three police-men got injuries in clashes; two needed hospital care. They said force was used because protesters started physical confrontation