The newly elected Georgian parliament opened its inaugural session on Monday as opposition lawmakers and the country’s ceremonial president stayed away and thousands of protesters rallied outside, accusing the ruling party of rigging the vote under Russian influence.

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Georgia's newly elected parliament opens first session with opposition boycotting

The newly elected Georgian parliament has opened its inaugural session as opposition lawmakers and the country’s ceremonial president stayed away and thousands of protesters rallied outside.

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TBILISI (Reuters) -     Lawmakers from Georgia's ruling party opened the first session of parliament on Monday after last month's disputed election, defying protesters outside and a boycott by opposition parties who say the vote was illegitimate. Read full story

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Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The newly elected Georgian parliament has opened its inaugural session as opposition lawmakers and the country’s ceremonial president stayed away and thousands of protesters rallied outside. They accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of rigging the vote under Russian influence. The Oct. 26 election that kept Georgian Dream in power was widely seen as a referendum on the country’s effort to join the Euro…

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TBILISI - Lawmakers from Georgia's ruling party opened the first session of parliament on Monday after last month's disputed election, defying protesters outside and a boycott by opposition parties who say the vote was illegitimate.

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Georgia's new parliament has opened its inaugural session as opposition MPs stayed away and protesters rallied outside over the disputed election.

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Thousands of people demonstrated again today in the Georgian capital, Tbilissi, hours before the start of the first session of the new legislature, which they will try to prevent, demanding the annulment of the October legislative elections that they denounce as fraudulent.

Milhares de pessoas voltaram hoje a manifestar-se na capital da Geórgia, Tbilissi, horas antes do início da primeira sessão da nova legislatura, que tentarão impedir, exigindo a anulação das eleições legislativas de outubro que denunciam como fraudulentas.

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Georgia’s ruling party convened parliament for its first session since last month’s election even as opposition lawmakers enforced a boycott and protesters continued street demonstrations over the results.

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The opposition will not participate in the meeting. The session will be considered legitimate if a majority — 76 deputies participate in the meeting

Опозиція не буде брати участь у засіданні. Сесія вважатиметься легітимною, якщо в засіданні візьме участь більшість – 76 депутатів

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