Georgia Opposition Ends Parliamentary Boycott

TBILISI, GEORGIA - Georgia's main opposition party on Sunday announced the end of a months-long parliamentary boycott that has plunged the Caucasus nation into a spiraling political crisis, following disputed elections last year.

Georgia's opposition parties have denounced massive fraud in the October 31 parliamentary elections, which were won narrowly by the ruling Georgian Dream party. In the months since, they have staged numerous mass protests, demanding snap polls and refused to assume their seats in the newly elected parliament. The boycott that has left around 40 seats vacant in the 150-seat legislature weighed heavily on Georgian Dream's political legitimacy.