'Let's see who will be leaving': Georgia's presidential standoff nears crunch point

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : During a recent speech in Brussels, Zourabichvili appealed to the EU to press the GD-led government to hold a new election.
49% : The initial spark for the protests, which have spread across generations and social classes, was a recent speech by the GD leadership announcing its decision to suspend EU accession negotiations.
45% : Zourabichvili told EU lawmakers: "If we are honest, Europe so far has not fully lived [up] to the moment.
43% : The move has led to outrage in Georgia where up to 80% of the 3.8 million population support EU membership.
38% : Several senior Georgian ambassadors have resigned in protest, and hundreds of civil servants and military figures have issued letters condemning the decision to suspend EU accession talks, though there have been no notable defections from GD.
38% : The two central European countries blocked a proposed package of EU sanctions against leading Georgian officials this month.

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