Tbilisi, Dec 16, 2024 (AFP) - Protests force Georgia to light Christmas tree without ceremony

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2024-12-16

Georgian ruling party officials were forced to light their Christmas tree outside parliament without a celebration on Monday as thousands of anti-government protesters continued a weeks-long series of rallies there. The pro-EU demonstrators had hailed a small victory on Saturday when they forced the switching-on of the festive lights on the tree to be postponed. Tbilisi mayor Kakha Kaladze -- a member of the ruling Georgian Dream party -- said on......

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