00:01Georgia marked its Independence Day on Tuesday with a parade attended by officials and new military service recruits taking their
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00:11The event in Tbilisi's Freedom Square was attended by officials from Georgia's governing party and representatives of the Georgian patriarchy.
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00:53The celebrations come during deep polarization within Georgian society as opposition parties have refused to recognize the new parliament and
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01:03government has shelved EU membership talks with Brussels until 2028.
01:08Late on Tuesday thousands of Georgians staged a pro-Europe rally in the capital Tbilisi to protest what critics say
01:17is government's democratic backsliding
01:20sliding and anti-Western tilt. Waving Georgian and EU flags, thousands of protesters marched
01:28through the city before staging a rally outside parliament amid a heavy police presence.
01:34Georgia has been mired in political turmoil since parliamentary elections in 2024.
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