Protests in Georgia continue unabated on eve of presidential election by college

For the first time, the president of Georgia is not elected by popular vote.

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00:00Protests in Georgia have entered their third week ahead of Saturday's presidential vote,

00:06in which Loyalist candidate Mikheil Kavalevshvili is expected to be appointed.

00:12The demonstrations began two weeks ago when the government announced that negotiations

00:16to join the EU would be pushed back.

00:20More unrest is expected on Saturday.

00:25Police have used tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds, arresting more than 400

00:30demonstrators.

00:31Opponents have accused the ruling Georgian Dream Party of sacrificing relations with

00:36Europe in favor of closer ties with Russia.

00:40President Zorabishvili has repeatedly spoken out in favor of the protesters, backing their

00:45stance that the October parliamentary elections were tainted by widespread irregularities.

00:52Voters are asking for the release of prisoners and fresh elections.