The demonstrators in Georgia are trying to storm Tbilisi’s presidential palace

The police in Georgia clashed with the anti -government demonstrators trying to storm the presidential palace in the capital, Tbilisi.

Security forces used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse the demonstrators.

The Caucasus country was in a crisis since the ruling Georgian Dream Party won victory in the parliamentary elections last year, which The opposition of the European Union, the Union, says it was stolen. Since then, the government has stopped talking about joining the European Union.

The protest took place on the same day that the local elections were, which the opposition interrupted largely after the government campaign. One of the organizers earlier called for the arrest of the leaders of the Georgian Dreams Party.

They waved the flags of Georgia and the European Union, tens of thousands of demonstrators walked in central Tbilisi on Saturday.

One of the organizers, the opera singer Pat Persols, has read a declaration urging the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to obey the will of the people and immediately arrest six major personalities from the Georgian Dreams Party.

Then the demonstrators walked in the presidential palace and tried to enter the complex, prompting the riot police to release pepper spray.

The demonstration follows a campaign against activists, independent media and political opposition in recent months, with most opposition leaders supporting the West behind bars.