Georgia ruling party, opposition sign EU-brokered deal

Deal seeks to end a months-long political crisis that raised concerns Tbilisi is backsliding on democracy.

European diplomats have helped broker an agreement to end a political crisis in the South Caucasus country of Georgia, European Council President Charles Michel said on Monday. Georgia has been locked in a political crisis since the Georgian Dream ruling party won a parliamentary election last October in a vote the opposition said was marred by violations. After the vote, opposition politicians refused to assume their seats in the new parliament and staged mass protests to demand snap polls.