Protesters react to tear gas during an opposition rally on the day of local elections in Tbilisi, Georgia Oct 4, 2025. REUTERS/Irakli GedenidzeProtesters react to tear gas during an opposition rally on the day of local elections in Tbilisi, Georgia Oct 4, 2025. YEAR-OLD PROTESTS BY PRO-WESTERN OPPOSITIONGeorgia's pro-Western opposition has been staging protests since October last year, when GD won a parliamentary election that its critics say was fraudulent. Thousands of protesters gathered on central Freedom Square and Rustaveli Avenue, waving Georgian and EU flags. A smaller group of demonstrators marched to the presidential palace and were repelled by police after attempting to break into the building.
