Despite cold weather, young protesters, some of them teenagers, stood their ground for an hour under streams of water from fire hoses sprayed by police from the parliament courtyard on Sunday.
Police later deployed water cannons, but were unable to disperse the crowds.
“Georgian Dream is not my government. This is not Georgia’s government. This is a (pro) Russian government, and they must go,” said one of the demonstrators, 32-year-old bartender Alexandre Diasamidze.
Another protest took place outside the offices of Georgia’s Public Broadcaster (GPB), widely accused of acting as a propaganda tool for the ruling party.
The broadcaster conceded to the protesters’ demand to grant President Zurabishvili airtime, which it had previously denied her.
Simultaneous protests took place in cities across Georgia.
Source: CNA
