The police action comes as protesters refuse to back down over the government delaying talks about joining the EU. Georgian police have arrested prominent opposition leader Zurab Japaridze after using water cannon and tear gas to disperse tens of thousands of antigovernment protesters who refused to back down over the government delaying talks on joining the European Union. Japaridze’s arrest …
Georgia's ruling party has won the country's parliamentary elections, despite opposition accusations of fraud. The ruling party secured 54.08% of the votes, while a union of four pro-Western opposition alliances garnered 37.58%. The results would give Georgian Dream 91 seats in the 150-member parliament, enough to govern but short of the 113-seat majority it had sought to institute a ban …
