Saturday saw protesters burn barricades and clash with police during an opposition rally on the day of local elections
Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze vowed opposition arrests Sunday after police used force against protesters who tried to enter the presidential palace in what he termed 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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