Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze accused the opposition of trying to topple his government and vowed a further crackdown on dissent on Sunday, just hours after the ruling party claimed a landslide win in local elections snubbed by its main rivals.
Tens of thousands of people protested in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on polling day against the government’s repressive policies, and what they see as Georgia’s steady drift into Russia’s orbit.
