By suspending talks with the E.U., the party was decisively pivoting to Russia and away from its European aspirations — one of the few goals most Georgians agree on.

Protests overtook the streets of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, after the government paused its efforts to join the European Union.

Protesters rallied outside Georgia’s Parliament building for a seventh consecutive night on Thursday to vent their anger at the government’s decision to suspend the process of joining the European Union.