US EditionFive People Arrested in Clashes Outside Georgian Presidential Palace
Five protest organizers face charges including calls for violent overthrow after clashes during local elections marked by low turnout and opposition boycott.
- On October 4, 2025, protesters tried to breach the presidential palace at Orbeliani Square in Tbilisi and were dispersed with pepper spray and water cannons, while Georgian Dream declared victory in all municipalities and Kakha Kaladze won 77.
- Opposition parties urged a boycott of the Oct. 4 vote, mobilising thousands in Tbilisi after a disputed parliamentary election last year sparked ongoing protests.
- Six protesters and 21 police were hospitalized after clashes, and Deputy Interior Minister Aleksandre Darakhvelidze said organisers including Paata Burchuladze were detained and charged with violent overthrow.
- Amid unease on Oct. 5, rights organisations flagged repression while the European Commission noted procedural inconsistencies and authorities vowed strict punishment.
- Earlier, on November 28 the prime minister announced Georgia would delay European Union accession talks until 2028, triggering mass Tbilisi protests amid fraying ties since Russia's war in Ukraine.
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The party of the Georgian Dream has won all municipal and regional seats in the administrative vote boycotted by the opposition. While Premier Iraklij Kobakhidze called a "tentative of failed coup" protest rallies that stormed the presidential palace in the center of the capital.
Georgian Dream won the local elections, and protests broke out in Tbilisi.
Amid controversial elections, Georgian protestors attempt to storm presidential palace
TBILISI, Georgia — Protesters attempted to storm the presidential palace in central Tbilisi on the ]evening of Oct. 4 but were dispersed by police using pepper spray and water cannons. The demonstration, which organizers had billed as a day of "peaceful revolution," quickly grew into the largest show of dissent in months. The ruling Russian-friendly Georgian Dream declared victory in every municipality that evening, holding celebrations as prote…
The ruling party claims a contested victory, marked by pro-democracy demonstrations and the arrest of opposition figures, including a lyrical singer Georgian Prime Minister
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