Unrest erupted after Georgian elections earlier this year. At least 21 people were injured in protests outside the Georgian presidential palace Saturday. Photo by David Mdzinarishvili/EPE-EFE
Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Police in Georgia have made five arrests after clashing with anti-government protestors outside the presidential palace in the country's capital, Tbilisi.
Police used water cannons and pepper spray to push back demonstrators as tensions persist in the Caucasus nation after the Georgian Dream Party won last year's elections, which the pro-European Union opposition party has claimed was stolen. Since the vote, the government has stalled its efforts to join the European Union, the BBC reported.
The protests took place on the same day as local elections, which the opposition party has largely boycotted.
The Georgian Dream Party claimed nearly 80% of the vote, and claimed victory in nearly every municipality.
