The protesters in the center of Tbilisi have dispersed, car traffic on the avenues has been restored, Georgian TV companies are broadcasting the footage.
Earlier the rally started in front of the Tbilisi State University building on Chavchavadze Avenue, but in the morning the police forced the protesters out to Melikishvili Avenue. One of the opposition leaders Zurab Japaridze called on the protesters to disperse and rest. He promised to announce further plans for the protest during the day. At the moment, special services are working to clear the streets, and automobile traffic has been restored throughout the neighborhood.
On November 16, the Central Election Commission of Georgia published the final protocol of the October 26 parliamentary elections, according to which the ruling Georgian Dream party won with 53.93% of votes and received 89 seats out of 150 in the parliament. Four opposition parties also made it into parliament, but they do not recognize the election results and refuse to give up parliamentary seats. Parliament must convene no later than the tenth day after the publication of the final protocol for the president's convocation. If the president refuses to convene parliament, the legislature will convene independently.
The oppositionists consider the results falsified and demand an international investigation and new parliamentary elections.
The Georgian Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the opposition's allegations of allegedly falsified election results, but most opposition members are not cooperating with the agency.
Reprinted from https://ria.ru/
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