Over a hundred demonstrators have been arrested following extensive protests in Georgia during the night leading up to Saturday. Clashes between police and demonstrators were reported from several locations, after large demonstrations gathered in discontent over Georgia's decision to discontinue EU membership negotiations.
The political divide is overwhelming in Georgia since Prime Minister Irakli Kobachidze and the Georgian Dream party chose to turn their back on the EU and stated that new talks are not relevant until 2028.
The country's president, Salomé Zourabichvili, had previously in a televised speech urged Georgia to re-establish contacts with the EU.
The protests outside the parliament in the capital Tbilisi have been carried out for two nights in a row, and on Friday evening, demonstrators attempted to get past the barricades to reach the parliament building.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, 107 people had been arrested during the protests.
