By suspending talks with the E.U., the party was decisively pivoting to Russia and away from its European aspirations — one of the few goals most Georgians agree on.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Tuesday that an attempt to stage what he called a "revolution" in the country had failed, after a fifth successive night of protests against a decision to suspend talks to join the European Union.

Thousands of demonstrators in the Georgian capital have converged on parliament again in the capital of the South Caucasus nation

Protests overtook the streets of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, after the government paused its efforts to join the European Union.