Georgian opposition rallies against incumbent President Mikheil Saakashvili
Posted on 05/22/2011 1:28:31 AM PDT by Cardhu
Thousands of Georgian protesters have taken to the streets of the capital Tbilisi, calling on President Mikheil Saakashvili to step down.
Protesters led by former Saakashvili ally and parliament speaker Nino Burjanadze marched along Tbilisi and staged their rally at the central Freedom Square.
Meanwhile, hundreds of other protesters marched through the Black Sea resort of Batumi, where their demonstration was broken up by police after protesters tried to break into a local television station, AFP reported.
"We are fighting for democracy and against neo-Bolshevism," Burjanadze went on to say.
"We demand Saakashvili's resignation in order to hold democratic elections," she noted.
The opposition has accused Saakashvili of monopolizing power and losing large parts of Georgian territory during the country's brief war with Russia in 2008.
The Saakashvili government is also being blamed for failing to tackle poverty.
"We will fight to the end together with you. It is the final and decisive fight for all of us and we are not going to make any steps back," Burjanadze told the crowd.
The opposition National Assembly also accused the officials of detaining scores of government opponents and seizing hundreds of activists' cars before the rallies.
The Georgian interior ministry, however, said the allegations were "completely untrue."
Hell, I got very excited for a second there. I was packing my bags for Savannah.
LOL - Sorry wrong Georgia
Thousands call for Obama to resign. The press promptly ignores the cry
SO DO ALABAMAIANS, FLORIDIANS, TEXANS, TENNESSIANS, MISSISPPPIANS ETC ETT
YEA ALL 57 STATES
I was sure interest would be piqued by the title - especially here on FR.
It’s ironic that a Georgian named Djugashvili went to seminary in Tblisi to study for the Russian Orthodox priesthood. He was born in Gori and later became one of the greatest oppressors of Georgian independence. But that was after he changed his name to Stalin. But he always spoke Russian with a Georgian accent which was a legacy he couldn’t remove despite his great efforts.
Add Michiganders to your list!!!
On my second reply I included all 57 states.
Yeah! I was thinking Pennsylvanians should do the same thing!
lol!
Wasn´t Saakashvili a hero there just a couple of years ago when the Russians were barking at the door? Fickle people?
Exactly, Russians have tighten their border so it is harder to get there for illegal job now (20% of Georgian population are working illegally in Russia. It is their # 1 national source of cach. # 2 is a US taxpayers’ money.)
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