Protests in Tbilisi

In June of this year, the ruling Georgian Dream party gave in to the demands of the opposition and participants in the protests in June and July 2019, promising to switch from a mixed parliamentary electoral system to a proportional one by 2020.

A corresponding bill was prepared, but on November 14 it was voted down by Georgian Dream deputies themselves – about 40 parliamentarians from the ruling party did not support the constitutional amendments.

The opposition and civic activists accused the authorities of deception, and a crisis arose within the ruling party itself – 12 deputies at once, many of whom were considered the most pro-Western in the team, decided to leave the parliamentary majority in protest against the failure of the reform.

On November 18, parliament was unable to resume its work due to the blocking of the entrances. Local police dispersed the demonstrators using a water cannon and tear gas. During the "clean-up", 37 protesters were detained. Six people were injured, including two law enforcement officers.

On the evening of November 25, protesters blockaded a cafe where the country's president Salome Zourabichvili was having dinner. The activists accused her of a lack of interest in events in the country and demanded a meeting with her.