(1 Jan 2025)
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Tbilisi, Georgia – 01 January 2025
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. People gathered in front of the parliament, fireworks going off
2. Various of ex-President Salome Zourabichvili been greeted by the crowd as she walks through
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Tina Bokuchava, Leader of Unity National Movement coalition:
"We have also seen remarkable resilience of the Georgian people. Resilience that for sure will bring us a European future that we so very much deserve."
4. People holding sparklers zoom out to people cheering
5. Musicians playing music and chanting (Georgian) "Where are we heading to? To Europe!"
6. Close drums zoom out to musicians chanting (Georgian) " Long live to Georgia"
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Levan Baidashvili, Tbilisi resident:
"I think it’s a long and hard battle and after seeing so many people so happy with this unmatched spirit, I am one hundred percent confident that we are going to achieve victory whenever it comes but we are going to be ready for it, we are going to be happy."
8. Large crowd in the street
STORYLINE:
Tens of thousands of people gathered in front of parliament in the capital of Georgia to welcome the New Year.
A huge table was set up in the center of Tbilisi to mark the occasion and to demonstrate the unity of pro-European protesters.
Georgia’s ex-president Salome Zourabichvili participated in the event and was welcomed with cheers and applause.
Protests have continued without pause since November 28, when the prime minister announced the suspension of EU integration.
On Sunday, a new president, Mikheil Kavelashvili, took the oath of office.
Pro-European protesters and opposition parties have refused to recognize the legitimacy of Kavelashvili.
They claim he was elected by an illegitimate parliament formed after rigged elections.
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