TBILISI, November 3 (RIA Novosti) - Georgian non-governmental human rights organizations and representatives of opposition parties are planning to hold a one-day mass protest rally in the center of the capital, Tbilisi, on November 7.
"Two years have past but our rightful demands...remain unanswered. On the contrary, their number continues to grow. That is why, on the initiative of the civil society and non-governmental organizations, we will hold a protest on November 7," said David Liluashvili, head of the Coalition for Our Rights.
According to the organizers, the one-day protest will start at 03.00 p.m. local time (11:00 GMT) in downtown Tbilisi.
Two years ago, Georgia was rocked by opposition rallies for six days as protestors occupied central Tbilisi demanding Saakashvili's resignation over allegations of corruption and increasing authoritarianism.
The Georgian leader responded by sending in riot police to crack down on protestors on November 7. Saakashvili subsequently called early elections for January 2008 and was re-elected with 53% of the vote.
However, Saakashvili's popularity has plummeted since last August's military incursion into South Ossetia, which led to the conflict with Russia, a situation worsened by the mass unemployment brought about by the global financial crisis.
The president has also been widely accused of failing to make good on promises to carry out democratic reforms after the 2003 "Rose Revolution" that brought him to power.
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