Georgia on verge of revolution

[zephyrprime]

There's hardly been anything about this in the US press but there is some serious strife over in Georgia right now (and I'm not talking about the state below South Carolina)

bbc

Georgia's main opposition leader has vowed to "trample" the country's leadership as supporters gathered for protests in the capital Tbilisi.

Mikhail Saakashvili said a "bloodless revolution" was going on after official results gave the government victory in parliamentary elections.

Amid the tension, the new parliament is set to convene on Saturday.

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called for "maximum restraint" and urged leaders to seek a political solution.

In a statement, he said he had been following events in Georgia since the 2 November election with "interest and concern".

Update

Now the parliament has been stormed by opposition elements.
link

 

[Genesys]

interesting, i wonder how this is going to turn out...

 

[LunarRay]

Wars and talk of wars... Now all we need is a few earthquakes..

 

[Genesys]

and the water to turn to blood and a swarm of locusts.

wonder who out of the EU is going to be the anti-christ...

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Genesys
and the water to turn to blood and a swarm of locusts.

wonder who out of the EU is going to be the anti-christ...

Perhaps no one, the A-C could come from anywhere. Aka, though Europe is the commonly held belief where the A-C will come from, it is not necessarily so.

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: Genesys
and the water to turn to blood and a swarm of locusts.

wonder who out of the EU is going to be the anti-christ...

Perhaps no one, the A-C could come from anywhere. Aka, though Europe is the commonly held belief where the A-C will come from, it is not necessarily so.

No such thing, and a waste of time to even devote any time to wondering about it...IMO.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Insane3D

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: Genesys
and the water to turn to blood and a swarm of locusts.

wonder who out of the EU is going to be the anti-christ...

Perhaps no one, the A-C could come from anywhere. Aka, though Europe is the commonly held belief where the A-C will come from, it is not necessarily so.

No such thing, and a waste of time to even devote any time to wondering about it...IMO.

Just a hobby of mine. That and the Canucks!

 

[Fausto]

Looks like the revolution has begun.

TBILISI (Reuters) - Opposition supporters have broken down the door of Georgia's parliament building and entered the chamber where President Eduard Shevardnadze was giving a speech, according to live television.

Television pictures showed chaotic scenes inside the parliament on Saturday as scores of opposition supporters surged into the chamber, waving red and white flags and taking to the podium with microphones.

Shevardnadze was quickly hustled away by his bodyguards. He had been due to address the inaugural session of the new parliament.

 

[Fausto]

 

[Fausto]

Double-post Revolution!!! NOW~!!!!

 

[Genesys]

maybe now we'll get some mainstream coverage!

 

[Martin]

Good for them, they're way behind other formerly communist countries.

 

[sandorski]

So far it has been relatively peaceful, let's hope it stays that way.

 

[Martin]

Here's an update for you guys:

Shevardnadze resigns
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20031122.wgeor1122/BNStory/Front/

Fireworks exploded over the Georgian parliament this evening after it was announced that President Eduard Shevardnadze had signed his resignation papers, ending a three-week standoff over allegedly rigged elections.

The 75-year-old, best known in the West as the man who helped Mikhail Gorbachev end the Cold War, formally stepped down a day after opposition protestors seized the parliament and declared what they called a "velvet revolution."

 

[Schadenfroh]

oh, i thought it was the state, lol

 

[ReiAyanami]

let us summon the vast powers of undead ulysses s grant to quell this rebellion

 

[Tripleshot]

I'm happy for them. They did not need Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze. They have been demonstrating peacefully and they are happy that democratic rule will soon be available to them.
Georgians party as president steps down