Thousands Rally Against Government
About 8,000 Georgians took to the streets of Tbilisi for the capital’s biggest anti-government demonstration since President Mikheil Saakashvili was swept to power after leading the Rose Revolution protests more than two years ago.
The crowd gathered outside the parliament building on Tbilisi’s main street, the site of much larger protests that helped prompt the resignation of longtime leader Eduard A. Shevardnadze in 2004.
Thursday’s protesters criticized the government, and some called for Saakashvili’s resignation. Demonstrations also were held in other towns.
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