Footage of the aftermath of overnight protests in Georgia published

During the protests in Tbilisi the previous day, November 30, protesters painted the walls of the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue black.

In addition, broken glass was added to the painted walls. On Sunday, December 1, public utilities are working to eliminate the consequences of the protests.

"The owners of stores and cafes located on Rustaveli Avenue are also calculating the damage. <...> The fact is that during the dispersal of protesters, many protesters ran into such establishments and there tried to hide from the riot police," Izvestia correspondent Ilya Anikeev reports.

Benches, which protesters used as barricades, were also scattered in the streets.

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Earlier in the day, protesters completely blocked Rustaveli Avenue with barricades made of trash cans and benches.

For several days protests of the opposition, which disagrees with the results of the parliamentary elections held in Georgia on October 26, have not subsided. On November 18, President Salome Zurabishvili did not recognize the results of the elections and called for their re-run. The politician called on the citizens of the state to continue protests against the results of the parliamentary elections.

According to the Central Election Commission of the republic, the Georgian Dream won the parliamentary elections . At the same time, three opposition political forces - United National Movement, Coalition for Change and Strong Georgia - refused to recognize the election results.

On November 30, the U.S. State Department announced the suspension of strategic partnership with Georgia. The department also condemned the excessive use of force by local police during protests, calling on the Georgian government to return to the Euro-Atlantic path.

On November 26, Georgian Dream MP Shota Khabareli told Izvestia that the ruling party is open to dialog with opposition partners, but they rule out cooperation with radicals. On 28 November, the Georgian parliament approved Irakli Kobakhidze as the country's prime minister.