After the Revolution

If you think the Georgian elections are over, there’s a crowd of angry Georgians who will tell you you’re wrong.

Opposition leaders have continued to protest, and they’re beginning to see some results.

According to an article from EurasiaNet.org, the government met one of the protesters’ chief demands yesterday by releasing six prisoners arrested for participating in political protests in November.

The protests ended violently when they were broken up by police after five days. It was reported that more than 200 people sought medical attention in the aftermath.

Now opposition members have threatened to hold a hunger strike starting this Friday if the rest of their demands are not met.

Most controversially, they want both the chairman of the Central Election Commission and the head of Georgian public television to resign.

The opposition party accused the election commission of failing to run a fair election.

And they accused the state-financed public television station of failing to offer unbiased coverage before the vote.

The president of Georgian public television agreed on Jan. 15 to form a new, independent board of trustees to appoint a new head of Georgian Public Broadcasting.

Protesters wonder why it hasn’t happened yet.