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Tuesday was Georgia's Independence Day. Russia's Interfax news agency said the number of protesters rallied at Boris Paichadze stadium reached 100,000, while the Georgian authorities put the figure at around 60,000.
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Opposition supporters gather at the Holy Trinity cathedral in Tbilisi May 26, 2009 |
Some opposition leaders pledged "radical acts" such as blocking railroads and staging peaceful rally at railways and airports, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
"Today we will seal the railway, from today we will start the most radical acts," said Eka Beselia of the Movement for United Georgia.
The Georgian opposition also issued a statement on Tuesday, calling on the international community to help resolve the situation in the Caucasus country thus ending the stalemate following around six weeks of protests.
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Opposition supporters march in a street in Tbilisi, Georgia, May 26, 2009 |
According to the Georgian Kavkaz press, President Saakashvili gave lukewarm response to opposition's calling.
He visited a school in Tbilisi on Tuesday and made a concise speech, saying that people have rights to express opinions, and he still has hundreds of thousands of supporters since last January's presidential election.
However, because of the opposition rally, the traditional military parade was canceled by the authorities on Tuesday.
Georgia's leading opposition parties and groups started demonstrations in Tbilisi on April 9 urging Saakashvili to step down, over his failure to conduct democratic reforms as well as the brief yet catastrophic war with Russia in last August.