Georgia's pro-Western president has said she will stay in post until new parliamentary elections are held, as protests continue over the government's decision to put EU accession negotiations on hold.

Protesters gathered outside Georgia's parliament in Tbilisi for the third consecutive night, expressing anger over the delayed EU membership

Georgia’s interior ministry has said that 107 people were arrested during Friday’s protests in the capital Tbilisi sparked by the government’s decision to delay the former Soviet country’s bid to join the European Union.

Mass protests have resumed in Georgia against the country's departure from the European path. The government is using force to disperse the protesters. Source: Georgian service of Radio Svoboda (Radio Liberty) Details: Opponents of the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party and the current government gathered on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi in front of the parliament building on the evening of 30 November.

Mass protests have erupted across Georgia after the government paused EU accession talks, with demonstrators demanding fresh elections and European integration.

By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili called the government illegitimate on Saturday and said she would not leave office when her term ends next month, defying the prime minister as he accused pro-EU opposition forces of plotting revolution.

Georgians unhappy with delaying the country's EU membership talks have flooded Tbilisi's streets for the third night in a row. Clashes with the police erupted outside parliament, in an effort to disperse the protesters.