Opposition Gears Up for Rally

Opposition supporters started gathering outside the Sport Palace on Monday morning.

The nine-party opposition bloc, which said it would boycott the newly elected parliament, called for the rally to protest against, what the opposition calls, rigged elections.

Labor Party, Christian-Democratic Party and Republican Party have said they would join the rally. The Christian-Democratic Party, however, said on May 24 that it would not “take political responsibility over the possible negative results of the rally, as we believe that street rallies are not appropriate means for changing the government and the wave of protests is not strong enough at the moment.”

Some leaders from the nine-party opposition bloc did not rule out march towards the Rustaveli Avenue, where a military parade is planned this morning to mark the country’s Independence Day.