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Protests in Georgia increase Saakashvili s Influence
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Protests in Georgia Increase Former President Mikheil Saakashvili’s Influence
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 34
Georgian opposition protests outside parliament (Source: EPA)
On March 1, European Council President Charles Michel met in Tbilisi with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili and Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili. Reportedly, the two sides were predominantly going to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic as well as cooperation between Georgia and the European Union under the 2014 Association Agreement (Civil.ge, February 28). However, the top EU representative’s trip to Georgia notably occurred against the background of a growing political crisis in this South Caucasus republic, marked acutely by the recent arrest of Nikanor Melia, who chairs the largest and most influential opposition party, United National Movement (UNM) (see EDM, February 24). As such, while visiting the Georgian capital, Michel also separately sat down with leaders of the main oppo