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Has Viktor Orbán brought some band-aids from the plane's first aid kit that he will hand out to the sign-bearing demonstrators?
"Appeal to the outside world on signs – help us!" The day after the election in Georgia, tens of thousands of people are protesting against what they believe is a fake election. "They hope for international support, and want the outside world to admit that the election was not legitimate," says freelance journalist Ramus Canbäck is on site in Tbilisi, Georgia. Watch the feature on TV4 News.
Georgia: Large protests tonight. Hungarian President Viktor Orbán traveled there today.
In Georgia, there have been large demonstrations tonight after the weekend's heavily criticized elections. The election that ended with the pro-Russian party Georgian Dream declaring itself the winner and it is now being questioned after reports of election fraud. pressure and other irregularities. Watch the feature on SVT's Aktuellt.
Georgia's president calls for demonstrations in Tbilisi. This weekend's elections in Georgia, where the pro-Russian ruling party Georgian Dream declared itself the winner, are being questioned in the West and by the opposition.
The Georgian election has been described as a fateful choice if the country is to move closer to Russia or the West. The pro-Russian ruling party Georgian Dream declared itself the winner on Sunday with around 54 percent of the vote. The party has, among other things, introduced the Russian-inspired "agent law" that critics say and its founder, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, has promised to ban pro-Western opposition parties in the event of an election victory.
Russia, Hungary, Armenia and Azerbaijan have congratulated Georgian Dream on their victory. The ruling Georgian Dream party has "probably" received help from Russian security services, President Zourabichvili told AP. She also believes that the Georgian dream works "hand in hand with Russia". Watch the feature on SVT News.