Georgia PM says protesters tried to overthrow government, vows crackdown

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Irakli Kobakhidze calls on EU ambassador to condemn Tbilisi protests, saying he bears ‘special responsibility’ for the unrest

Georgia’s prime minister has said protesters who tried storming the presidential palace were trying to overthrow the government, and he has accused the European Union of meddling in his country’s politics.

Irakli Kobakhidze said on Sunday that opposition demonstrators aimed to “overthrow the constitutional order” and added that EU Ambassador Pawel Herczynski, whom he accused of supporting the rally, bore “special responsibility.” Kobakhidze called on Herczynski to “distance himself and strictly condemn everything that is happening on the streets of Tbilisi”, the Georgian news agency Interpress reported.

Kobakhidze also pledged to “completely neutralise foreign agents”.

Georgian riot police used pepper spray and water cannons on Saturday to drive demonstrators away from the presidential palace in Tbilisi’s city centre and detained five activists as the opposition staged a large demonstration on a day of local elections.

Georgia’s Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs said 21 security personnel and six protesters were injured in the confrontations, according to local media.

Kobakhidze said nearly 7,000 people participated in the protest in the capital of the South Caucasus country of 3.7 million people.

“They moved to action, began the overthrow attempt. It failed, and then they started distancing themselves from it,” Kobakhidze said. “No one will escape responsibility. This includes political responsibility.”

A protester receives help after being hit by tear gas during clashes with riot police during an opposition rally on the day of local elections in central Tbilisi on October 4, 2025. [Giorgi Arjevanidze/AFP]
A protester receives help after being hit by tear gas in central Tbilisi [Giorgi Arjevanidze/AFP]

The protests erupted as the ruling Georgian Dream party, which critics say is close to Russia, claimed to have won majorities in all municipalities, a result that the two main opposition blocs call a sham 

Source: Georgia PM says protesters tried to overthrow government, vows crackdown | Protests News | Al Jazeera

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