Protesters in Georgia’s capital set up a tent camp and demand new elections, wary of Russia

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Demonstrators in Georgia’s capital have set up tents on a central thoroughfare and vowed to stay around the clock to demand new parliamentary elections in the country. Last month’s election kept the governing Georgian Dream party in power, but opponents say the vote was rigged with Russia’s assistance. Many Georgians viewed the election as a referendum on the country’s effort to join the European Union. Several large protests have been held since then. Georgia’s mostly ceremonial president has rejected the official results and says she will appeal them to the Constitutional Court.