Thousands of opposition supporters rallied outside Georgia’s parliament for the second straight Monday to denounce the October 26 election as illegitimate after the ruling party was declared the winner amid allegations of vote-rigging helped by Russia.

Thousands of opposition supporters rallied outside Georgia’s parliament for the second straight Monday to denounce the Oct. 26 election as illegitimate after the ruling party was declared the winner amid allegations of vote-rigging helped by Russia.

Several thousand Georgians protested in Tbilisi on Monday over alleged election rigging by the governing party and Russian interference in last month's parliament election, which the opposition denounced as "stolen".

Several thousand Georgian demonstrators took to the streets on Monday to protest against what they say was fraud in last month's parliamentary election, in which the ruling Georgian Dream party, seen as increasingly pro-Russian,

The election campaign in the nation of 3.7 million people, which borders Russia, was marked by a bitter fight for votes and allegations of a smear campaign.View on euronews

Thousands of protesters gathered in the Georgian capital Tbilisi late Monday, answering a call from President Salome Zourabichvili to oppose the outcome of parliamentary elections that she said were rigged in favor of Moscow.

Georgia braced for protests on Monday, after the pro-EU opposition called for mass demonstrations, accusing the ruling party of "stealing" this weekend's parliamentary election in what the Caucasus country's president called a "Russian special operation.

Leader of Georgia Coalition for change Nika Melia speaks to the crowd during a rally against alleged violations in a recent parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Nov 4. (AP)

Tens of thousands of Georgians massed outside parliament Monday night, demanding the annulment of the weekend parliamentary election that the president has alleged was rigged with the help of Russia.