Georgia's opposition on Wednesday announced plans to begin round-the-clock protests at the State Chancellery building, where the offices of the prime minister and other state ministers are located, but have now rescheduled them because of Orthodox Easter, which this year is April 17-20.
"After Easter the final stage will begin," the opposition leader of Georgia's Conservative Party, Zviad Dzidziguri, was quoted by Novosti Georgia as saying during the protests. "The protest will begin with new force," he said.
The opposition is into its seventh day of demonstrations outside parliament, the presidential residence and state television headquarters.
Saakashvili's opponents blame him for dragging the country into a war with Russia over South Ossetia last August, resulting in the permanent split from Georgia of the province, along with another rebel republic, Abkhazia. He also faces criticism for failure to carry out democratic reforms promised after the 2003 "Rose Revolution" that brought him to power.
