Days of protests have rocked Georgia following the government’s controversial decision to delay the former Soviet country’s bid to join the European Union.

By Ailis Halligan in Kutaisi The last few days have seen an unprecedented, spontaneous mass mobilisation of citizens in Georgia’s regions in protest against the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party’s recent announcement that the country would be suspending its EU membership bid until 2028.

Protests erupt in Georgia after pro-Putin Dream Party leader stalls talks to join the EU over claims of foreign interference in country. (Credit: AP)

Political parties are tolerated in the protests, some of them. And it's a very loosely organized, I would say. So that's very difficult after one point to have any control on such a movement, which is fed by the violence and by the violation of of human rights at all levels on the side of the authorities.

Days of protests have rocked Georgia following the government’s controversial decision to delay the former Soviet country’s bid to join the European Union. Tensions have been brewing for months in the South Caucasus nation of 3.

Thousands protested outside of the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi for a fifth straight night after the government suspended plans to join the European Union.