Demonstrators in the Georgian capital Tbilisi clashed with police for a fourth night of protests sparked by the ruling pro-Russia Georgia Dream Party's decision to suspend the country's bid to join the European Union.

The ruling Georgian Dream party’s disputed victory in the country’s Oct. 26 parliamentary election, widely seen as a referendum on Georgia’s aspirations to join the EU, has sparked mass demonstrations.

A third night of protests in the Georgian capital against the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union has left 44 people hospitalized.