Georgian demonstrators led their 140 on Friday April 180e Day of protest against power, but their mobilization weakens in the face of the recessive repression. With exceptions, a few thousand people, or even only a few hundred, are now participating in daily rallies in this ex-Soviet Caucasus republic of 3.7 million inhabitants, against several tens, even hundreds, thousands in the fall of 2024.
According to political analyst Guga Chomakhidze, the opposition parties, weak and divided, have their share of responsibility. “They fail to present a united front and propose a plan for things to change, underlines this independent researcher, installed in Germany. This frustrates people, who no longer want to go out on the street and take risks for nothing, by exposing fines or arrests. »»
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Source: Lemonde