Protesters from Provinces Arrive in Tbilisi
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| Protesters outside the Parliament late on November 1. Photo: Civil.Ge/Davit Machavariani |
Meanwhile, the Imedi TV was airing late night a live footage showing a long convoy of cars and minibuses with protesters arriving from the western provinces of Georgia – a resemblance of footage which the Rustavi 2 TV was airing when protesters was arriving in Tbilisi back in 2003 ahead of the Rose Revolution.
Opposition plans a large-scale protest rally on November 2. The Opposition leaders claim the protests will continue unless the President appoints elections for April.
The authorities’ response is that it is “a normal process, part of democracy,” but they also warn that the developments “should not go beyond constitutional frames.”
Gigi Ugulava the Tbilisi Mayor said late on November 1 that the opposition’s drive was “an untalented attempt to imitate 2003 [Rose Revolution] events.”
Meanwhile, police has sealed off the streets and areas surrounding the Rustaveli Avenue, the Tbilisi’s main thoroughfare in front of the parliament, as part of the capital city municipality’s pledge to provide security at the opposition’s protest rally.
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