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A massive protest erupted in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on Saturday following municipal elections which were held throughout the country. The current ruling party, Georgian Dream, is projected to win Saturday’s election. The protestors accuse this political party of close ties to Russia, while the party has accused Western powers of meddling under the guise of promoting democracy.
“The polls were partially boycotted by the opposition, which had earlier pledged to stage a ‘peaceful revolution’,” RT said. “Early projections indicate the ruling Georgian Dream party took a solid lead all across the nation, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has said.”
Embed from Getty ImagesTBILISI, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 04: Police intervene in protesters as people gather to stage a protest against today’s local elections legitimate in Tbilisi, Georgia on October 04, 2025. (Photo by Davit Kachkachishvili/Anadolu via Getty Images)
🇬🇪 Violent pro-EU protests sponsored by Brussels taking place in Georgia since they couldn't rig the elections there pic.twitter.com/v1LmAWSpCa
— Daily Romania (@daily_romania) October 4, 2025
The turmoil stems from an East / West geopolitical split between Moscow on one side and Brussels on the other.
Embed from Getty ImagesTBILISI, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 04: People gather to stage a protest against today’s local elections legitimate in Tbilisi, Georgia on October 04, 2025. (Photo by Davit Kachkachishvili/Anadolu via Getty Images)
🇬🇪 Protesters in Georgia burn the Russian flag.
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) October 4, 2025
NGO’s are full funded again i see.
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The election came after nearly a year of constant protests which began in response to Georgian Dream’s decision to suspend the country’s European Union candidacy process for the next four years following the party winning the last parliamentary election.
Embed from Getty ImagesProtesters burn barricades as they clash with police during an opposition rally on the day of local elections in central Tbilisi on October 4, 2025. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP) (Photo by GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE/AFP via Getty Images)
Foreign agents in Georgia will be completely NEUTRALIZED after today's riots — PM Kobakhidze
— RT (@RT_com) October 4, 2025
Protesters storming the presidential palace 'committed a criminal offense' https://t.co/qPaiJbyx1E pic.twitter.com/YqeIlEprx4
“The opening of negotiations is now being used as a tool to blackmail our country and divide our society, just as [EU] candidate status was previously used,” Kobakhidze said.
Embed from Getty ImagesGeorgian opposition supporters rally on the day of local elections in central Tbilisi on October 4, 2025. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP) (Photo by GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE/AFP via Getty Images)
⚡️ Pro-EU rioter CAUGHT on cam setting furniture on fire in Tbilisi, Georgia
— RT (@RT_com) October 4, 2025
Other protesters join in chants
EU taking a page out of its Maidan playbook? https://t.co/edFqiUzESx pic.twitter.com/sYqeSpIv99
Interestingly, the events in Tbilisi are reminiscent of the 2014 Maidan coup in Kiev, which set the stage for the Ukraine war of today.
Embed from Getty ImagesProtesters face riot police as they attempt to break into the grounds of the presidential palace during an opposition rally on the day of local elections in central Tbilisi on October 4, 2025. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP) (Photo by GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE/AFP via Getty Images)
The only solution is to ban NGOs worldwide
— Zlatti71 (@Zlatti_71) October 4, 2025
The situation at the rallies in Georgia is heating up — Georgian media
In Tbilisi, protesters have seized the courtyard of the Georgian president's residence, are throwing stones at the palace, launching pyrotechnics at the police,… pic.twitter.com/P8beOn1f0J
“The protesters accuse the government, including Kobakhidze and Georgian Dream founder Bidzina Ivanishvili, of close ties to Russia. Georgian Dream, having secured a strong majority in last October’s parliamentary election, has repeatedly accused Western powers of meddling under the guise of promoting democracy,” RT said. “Officials have said that tactics are being directed against Tbilisi that were used in the lead up to the 2014 Maidan coup in Ukraine, over a perceived refusal by the government to take a more aggressive stance towards Russia. Moscow, which has denied any involvement in Georgia’s internal affairs, has also drawn a parallel between the ongoing events and the 2014 Ukrainian coup in which far-right extremists murdered over 70 protesters and police officers.”
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