More than thousands of people has been standing in the streets and they have been protesting against the government's decision to suspend accession talks with the European Union. Over 100 diplomats and civil servants have signed an open letter saying that the government's decision does not align. On Friday demonstrators were able to see shouting "traitors" and holding photographs of people, they are saying that these people had been beaten by police in the previous nights. Police have released tear gas and made use of water cannons for the second night.
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze defended his choice, accusing the EU of "blackmail" after EU legislators called for a rerun of Georgia's parliamentary elections last month. They mentioned "significant irregularities". Georgia has been governed by Georgian Dream since 2012, a party critics claim has attempted to shift the country's allegiance away from the EU and toward Russia. The party claimed victory in last month's election, but opposition MPs are boycotting the new parliament, citing fraud, while President Salome Zourabichvili has labeled the one-party parliament "unconstitutional". On Thursday, the European Parliament approved a resolution condemning the election as the latest step in Georgia's "worsening democratic crisis" and holding the ruling party "fully responsible." It raised special worry on reports of voters.
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