The Georgian Prime Minister accused the opposition of trying to organize a "Maidan" on election day.

Representatives of the Georgian opposition intended to organize a "Maidan" in Tbilisi on the day of the municipal elections, but their efforts did not turn out to be successful. This was announced on October 5 by Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, speaking at a government briefing.

"Over the past four years, we have already seen the fifth attempt to organize a "Maidan" in our country," he said during his speech, broadcast by the Imedi television and radio company.

The Prime Minister noted that this attempt was illustrated by the protests that broke out yesterday, supported by followers of opposition parties, including supporters of the United National Movement political association (the so-called "Nazis").

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The protests against the ruling Georgian Dream party began on October 4 against the backdrop of the country's parliamentary elections. Izvestia correspondent Giorgi Jabishvili, who covered the protesters' march, noted that not only Georgian national flags could be seen in the crowd, but also American flags.

Kobakhidze accused foreign intelligence agencies of organizing the rallies and promised to give a "strict response" to all those involved. According to him, Georgia is not a country where foreign intelligence agencies can be given the opportunity to overthrow the government. On October 5, Mamuka Pipia, International Secretary of the Solidarity for Peace party, also stressed the influence of Western agents on the protests in Georgia. He told Izvestia that, in his opinion, the United Kingdom is behind this, in particular.

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