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Tbilisi, Georgia – Prime Minister Georgia Irakli Kobahidze on Sunday accused the opposition of trying to overthrow his government and promised further suppression of disagreement, a few hours after the ruling party received a landslide victory in the local elections, a shot of his main rivals.
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Tens of thousands took place in the capital of Georgia Tbilisi on the day of the survey against the repressive policy of the government and the fact that they consider the constant drift of Georgia to the orbit of Moscow.
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The Kobahidze Dream Party on Saturday won every municipality throughout the country of the South Caucasus in local elections, boycotted by two main blots of the opposition as a deception.
Protests and political riots shocked Georgia since the Georgian dream has stopped negotiations on joining the European Union last November, despite the fact that it was a cherished goal for many Georgians, which was fixed in the country's constitution. This step caused a wave of protests, which were met with mass arrests and violence in the police. This happened after the long -standing ruling party announced a victory in the parliamentary elections, which, according to the opposition, was falsified.
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The rallies, large and small, continued, despite the repeated suppression of the government through the laws that are aimed at demonstrators, human rights groups, non -governmental organizations and independent media. Critics say that some were modeled under the legislation adopted in Russia, where President Vladimir Putin sharply suffered criticism.
Georgian dream accuses “foreign agents”
On Saturday, the Boon police used water guns and tear gas to expel the protesters from the presidential palace, after they broke the gate and tried to enter the building.
The opposition painted the last march as part of the “peaceful revolution” to restore democratic values, but on Sunday at the press -brofing of Kobakhidze it was the culmination of months of attempt to overthrow his government.
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Georgian officials have repeatedly sought to present protests as coordinated and funded from the line, often referring to statements by European officials in support of movement.
Kobahidze referred to this rhetoric on Sunday, since he promised “completely neutralize foreign agents.” He also understood that the EU officials and diplomats intervened in Georgian politics, voicing the support of protest. But he said that the Georgian dream was ready for dialogue with the Western partners of Tbilisi.
“I am ready to forget everything, drop off relationships, start from scratch. … We are ready for friendship and relations with everyone,” he said.
In the online Sunday, the EU diplomatic service said that the bloc “firmly rejects and condemns misinformation against the role of the EU in Georgia.”
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Five activists, including the famous opera singer Paat Burchuladze, were detained after the Saturday rally. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, they were accused of calling for the forcibly overthrow of the government, as well as “organization, maintaining and participating in group violence.” The Ministry of the Interior also promised to find everyone who tried to enter the Presidential Palace.
EU warns about the impact on the elections
On Saturday, Georgians went to the polls to elect the mayors of five large cities, including Tbilisi, the heads of more than 50 other municipalities and members of the municipal councils. Two main opposition blocks of Georgia and several other parties criticized by the Georgian dream, boycotted a voice.
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The statement published on Sunday by the EU diplomatic service said that the repressive policy of the Georgian dream “sharply reduced the possibility of competitive elections.” He was signed by the best diplomat of Blok, Kaja Callas and the commissar to expand Marta Kos.
“We call for the release of all these arbitrarily detained. We urgently urge calmness and restraint during the election and urge the authorities to defend the rights of citizens to freedom of meeting and expression. A constructive and inclusive dialogue with the participation of all political entities and civil society is important, and we urge to refrain from violence in all parties, ”the statement said.
More than 50 international and local groups were registered to monitor municipal voting. But not one of the main international observation pseudony that controlled the previous local vote in 2021, including delegations from the European Parliament, this time in Europe, the organization for security and cooperation in Europe and large non -profit organizations of the United States.
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