The BBC story accusing Tbilisi police of using chemical weapons against protesters was fabricated to further "blackmail" Georgia’s government, Georgian Prime Minister Irakly Kobakhidze said.
Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili said protests outside the Georgian parliament are being coordinated by external forces. According to the head of state, their goal is to disrupt the Georgian government's rapprochement with the European Union.
A lawsuit filed by the ruling Georgian Dream party to ban the opposition United National Movement (UNM), founded by Mikheil Saakashvili, has been registered with the Constitutional Court.
Plans by Georgia's ruling party to ban three opposition factions have drawn sharp criticism from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), with members urging Tbilisi to reconsider.
Georgian authorities have reported arrests during recent protests, with dozens detained for obstructing roadways.
Georgian law enforcement officials took note of Elina Valtonen's participation in the opposition rally in Tbilisi and issued a fine for blocking a street.
The recent unrest in Georgia was provoked from abroad to subjugate the republic, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.
Maria Telalian called the protesters "peaceful," describing the events in the Georgian capital as the exercise of citizens' legitimate rights
The EU has expressed support for an opposition rally in Georgia and criticized the conduct of the recent elections. Tbilisi believes the European Union should apologize to the Georgian authorities.
Georgians began voting in local polls on Saturday. Today, citizens of the republic will elect over 2,000 members to 64 municipal assemblies (sakrebulos) and 64 city mayors.
Chairman of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili has criticized the European Commission's response to revolutionary statements made by the opposition.
Kakha Kaladze assured Georgians that there would be no revolution in the country during the October 4 municipal elections. According to Kaladze, anyone who decides to violate the law will face punishment.
Opposition parties have not nominated candidates in 26 districts for the upcoming municipal elections in Georgia. According to the Central Election Commission, representatives of the ruling party have registered for these districts.
Oppositionists and activists have gathered for a mass protest in Tbilisi
According to the head of government, this is the essence of modern European bureaucracy
16 opposition activists were detained in central Tbilisi after attempting to block Rustaveli Avenue during a protest rally.
The Georgian Parliament has recognised the parliamentary mandates of 12 members of the 'Gakharia for Georgia' opposition party.
Four candidates are now competing for the position of Tbilisi mayor, with opposition leader Iago Khvichia of the Girchi party joining the race alongside three previously declared politicians.
Seventeen parties have been registered by Georgia's Central Election Commission to compete in the October 4 municipal elections.
The Georgian Central Election Commission reports that 16 opposition parties have already submitted documents to participate in the municipal elections
