The country was thrown into crisis when Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's Georgian Dream party said it was halting EU accession talks.

More than 100 demonstrators were arrested overnight in Georgia as protesters clashed with police following the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union, the country’s Interior Ministry said.

Georgia on Saturday said 107 people were arrested during a second day of protests sparked by the government's decision to delay European Union membership talks amid a post-election crisis.Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's statement Thursday that Georgia will not seek to open accession talks with the European Union until 2028 ignited a furious reaction from the opposition and two days of protests.

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili called the government illegitimate on Saturday and said she would not leave office when her term ends next month, as the prime minister said the state would not allow a revolution to take place.

Police and protesters have clashed in Georgia after the country’s ruling party suspended negotiations to join the European Union until 2028.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Saturday that the state would not allow a revolution to take place, after protests against his government's sudden freezing this week of Georgia's EU accession process.

The US State Department condemned the "excessive force" used against demonstrators and suspended its strategic partnership with the country after more than 100 arrests were made on Friday. Georgia was thrown into crisis on Thursday after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's announcement that talks on Georgia's EU membership bid will now be delayed until 2028.

Georgia faces intense protests after the government halted its EU accession talks, citing EU 'blackmail.' Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze vows to prevent a revolution, drawing parallels to Ukraine's Maidan.

Police chase and beat protesters in Tbilisi, Georgia, amid anger over the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union.

Protesters have gathered across Georgia in a third straight night of demonstrations against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union