
Georgian Activists Mount 2nd Protest after Ruling Party’s Electoral Win
Published on November 5, 2024
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital, for the second day in a row on Nov. 4 to protest the results of a parliamentary election won by the country’s ruling Georgian Dream party. Protesters claim that the party rigged the Oct. 26 election, in which Georgian Dream won 54 percent of the vote, according to the country’s electoral commission. “I am here because Georgian Dream stole our elections,” protester Tiko Lagvilava told Reuters. “The street and demonstrations are the only way … to show my voice.” Georgian Dream and the electoral commission, for their part, insist that the election was fair and that the results reflect the popular will....
