Dozens arrested in overnight crackdown on Georgia pro-EU protests

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Security forces fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse the thousands of people who had gathered outside parliament in Tbilisi in the evening to demand fresh elections and a return to European integration.
46% : Critics of Georgian Dream are enraged by what they call its betrayal of Tbilisi's bid for EU membership, enshrined in the constitution and supported by around 80 percent of the population.
45% : Several ambassadors, a deputy foreign minister and other officials have resigned over the suspension of EU talks.
40% : Georgian police said on Saturday they arrested dozens of people during a crackdown on pro-EU protesters who rallied Friday for a ninth consecutive day against the government decision to shelve talks on joining the bloc.
38% : Brussels warned such policies were incompatible with EU membership, while domestic critics accuse the government of copying Russia's playbook.

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