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00:00Georgia's ruling party celebrated victory in parliamentary elections as opposition claimed
00:06the results were falsified.
00:11Bulgarians are heading to vote in the 7th general election in just over three years.
00:20Thousands in Lisbon took part in a demonstration against police violence after seven nights
00:25of riots triggered by the death of a man shot and killed by police.
00:30Thousands of supporters of jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson marched through London
00:35as anti-racism demonstrators mounted a nearby counter-protest.
00:45Georgia's ruling party is leading the official results of Saturday's parliamentary election,
00:50a crucial vote which could decide the country's future in Europe.
00:55The ruling Georgian Dream party's leaders and supporters began celebrations in Tbilisi
01:00late on Saturday.
01:02However, their victory could be premature, as not all paper ballots and votes cast by
01:08Georgians abroad have been counted.
01:12If Georgian Dream wins a parliamentary majority, it will stoke fears about the country's bid
01:16for EU membership, which was put on hold earlier this year by Brussels after the ruling
01:21party passed laws cracking down on freedom of speech.
01:26Georgia's opposition disputed results of the vote, saying they were falsified.
01:32If this is true, it remains to be seen, but results could decide whether the country pivots
01:36to embrace the West or falls back into Russia's orbit.
01:46Georgians are voting in the seventh general election in just over three years, as their
01:50country faces growing political instability that could encourage the rise of pro-Russian
01:55and far-right sentiment.
01:58Only two of the six general elections since 2021 have produced an elected government.
02:04However, they both collapsed after trying to introduce reforms and cut remnants of the
02:09country's reliance on Russia.
02:12The latest vote held in June produced no clear winner, and the seven factions elected
02:17were unable to put together a viable coalition.
02:20Observers suggest the coming vote will produce more of the same, with chances of an immediate
02:25end to the political stalemate low.
02:29Pollsters predict voter fatigue and disillusionment in the political system will result in a low
02:34turnout and fragmented parliament, where populist and pro-Russian groups could increase their
02:39representation.
02:46Thousands in Lisbon took part in a demonstration against police violence after seven nights
02:51of riots triggered by the death of a man shot and killed by police earlier this week.
02:57Demonstrators demanded justice for Odair Moniz, the Cape Verdean man shot by Portugal's police
03:02force.
03:05Protesters chanted the slogan Justice for Odair as they demonstrated.
03:12Several flags from the Vida Justice movement, which organised the protest, as well as Cape
03:16Verde, flooded the city.
03:19Meanwhile, the right-wing Portuguese party Chegue called for a protest in defence of
03:24the police at the same time in Lisbon.
03:29That protest brought together around 300 people and lasted just over an hour and a half.
03:36In recent days, Portuguese police have reportedly recorded more than 100 incidents of public
03:40disturbances in Lisbon.
03:46Thousands of supporters of jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson marched through London
03:51as anti-racism demonstrators mounted a nearby counter-protest.
03:55The so-called Unite the Kingdom march planned by Robinson and supposed to feature him as
04:00Speaker led to calls for his freedom after his arrest Friday on a warrant for contempt
04:05of court.
04:06The march was countered by thousands of people organised by the group Stand Up to Racism,
04:11who held signs saying Refugees Welcome and opposed Tommy Robinson.
04:15Robinson is the founder of the Nationalist and Anti-Islamist English Defence League and
04:20remains one of the most influential far-right figures in Britain.
04:24He has been blamed for stirring up protests that turned into a week of violent disorder
04:28across England and the north of Ireland after social media users falsely identified the
04:33suspect in a stabbing rampage that killed three young girls in the seaside community
04:38of Southport as an immigrant and a Muslim.