Smoke blankets the police lines as they clash with protesters during a demonstration against the government's decision to delay European Union membership talks amid a post-election crisis, outside Georgia Parliament in Tbilisi, early on December 1, 2024. The Black Sea nation has been rocked by turmoil since the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in an October 26 parliamentary election that the pro-European opposition said was fraudulent. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)