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Violence erupted in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Sunday, the fourth day of massive protests that began after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze suspended talks to join the European Union .
Georgia filed its application to join the EU in March 2022, a month after the Ukraine invasion began. Polls show that about 80 percent of the Georgian population supported the application. Unfortunately for them, the pro-Russian ruling party Georgian Dream and its billionaire founder Bidzina Ivanishvili were among the 20 percent that would rather not become part of Europe.in 2012 by Ivanishvili, the richest and most influential man in Georgia.
Protests have been ongoing ever since the disputed election, but they exploded in size and intensity on Thursday when the European Parliament denounced the Georgian election, and the GD government responded bythe European condemnation of the October election was the latest in a “cavalcade of insults,” accused the EU of using accession as leverage for “blackmail,” and claimed the EU was trying to “organize a revolution” in Georgia.
Sunday was the fourth night of the ongoing demonstrations. Some of the protesters are now wearing gas masks and returning fire against the police with fireworks. The Georgian Interior MinistryGeorgian media reported protests have broken out in at least eight cities and towns, including the Black Sea port city of Poti. In the city of Khashuri, protesters threw eggs at the local office of Georgian Dream and tore down the party’s flag.
“You can see that the outgoing administration is trying to leave the new administration with as difficult a legacy as possible. They are doing this regarding Ukraine, and now also concerning Georgia,” he said.
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