Police in central Tbilisi near the parliament building detained several protesters.
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Several hundred people protested outside the parliament building where President Mikheil Kavelashvili was inaugurated on Sunday. The action took place peacefully. After only a few protesters remained and they moved from the roadway to the sidewalk, security forces suddenly appeared on the spot and detained several people.
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After police made arrests, including at least one woman, they pushed the remaining protesters away from the area adjacent to parliament and formed a line separating shareholders from Rustaveli Avenue, where traffic had been restored.
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Earlier, the sixth president, Mikheil Kavelashvili, was inaugurated in the Georgian parliament. He was elected to a five-year term on December 14 by the Electoral College. These were the first indirect presidential elections in Georgia. His predecessor Salome Zurabishvili does not recognize the new president, as she considers the parliamentary elections on October 26 rigged. In parallel with the inauguration, she spoke in the courtyard of the presidential residence in front of supporters, announced the decision to leave the building, after which she went out to the assembled citizens and, walking along the street adjacent to the residence, got into a car and drove away. After this, about a thousand people moved to the parliament building, where they staged a protest.
