The pro-Russian Alt-Info movement has announced a protest rally titled “Lower food prices!”, which will take place at 6:00 PM in Tbilisi.
Among the primary social demands are:
- lower prices for food and medicine;
- reduced electricity tariffs;
- lower customs duties on vehicles older than six years;
- reduced fines for traffic violations.
The issues being raised by Alt-Info directly address the everyday struggles of a significant portion of the Georgian population.
It should be noted that in Georgia, protests are traditionally organized much more easily around elections, foreign policy, relations with the Russian Federation and the EU, as well as democratic issues, than around the socio-economic agenda. Even when prices rise sharply, protests often remain local or short-lived.
For example, in August 2010 (during the rule of the “United National Movement” — the team of Mikheil Saakashvili — Ed.), a protest against the rising prices of food and essential goods was held by the Conservative Party and the Party for the People.
In 2022, the For the People party demonstrated at the Government Administration, also protesting against the rise in food prices. At the time, opposition members pointed out that amid record inflation, Georgia was increasingly resembling Mexico, where 97% of the population are poor and 3% are the elite who use private helicopters for transportation.
Later, on March 27, 2022, other organizers staged mass protests in Tbilisi and Kutaisi, demanding lower prices for gasoline and diesel fuel. Four years ago, protesters claimed that prices had reached peak levels in the recent period, but the Georgian government was doing nothing to change this negative dynamic.
As a reminder, a few months before the local government elections in Georgia on October 4, 2025, a new political alliance emerged — “Conservatives for Georgia,” created by the pro-Kremlin Alt-Info movement. This platform is known for its criticism of liberal values, calls for violence, and expressions of homophobia and xenophobia.
Conservative alternative: Alt-Info to run in Georgian elections instead of pro-Western parties