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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Georgia pm vows sweeping crackdown after foiled coup - The Untold Story

Saturday saw protesters burn barricades and clash with police during an opposition rally on the day of local elections (Credit: AFP)

Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze vowed opposition arrests Sunday after police used force against opposition protesters who tried to enter the presidential palace in what he termed was a coup bid during a controversial election.

Saturday's local polls were the ruling populist Georgian Dream party's first electoral test since a disputed parliamentary vote a year ago plunged the Black Sea nation into turmoil and prompted Brussels to effectively freeze the EU-candidate country's accession bid.

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