Thousands protest Saakashvili poll win in Georgia

TBILISI-Tens of thousands of people protested in Georgia's capital on Monday against President Mikheil Saakashvili, who they said had stolen victory for his ruling party in last week's parliamentary election.
Opponents massed in front of the parliament building in central Tbilisi, scene of protests that brought Saakashvili to power in 2003 on a wave of optimism he would reform the tiny Caucasus nation.The U.S.-educated lawyer's democratic credentials are under intense scrutiny after he used riot police to crush protests last November, and the opposition say he has rigged presidential and parliamentary elections, including the May 21 vote.A Reuters reporter estimated that up to 40,000 people attended the demonstration after an Independence Day military parade, making it the biggest protest rally since Saakashvili's January inauguration.Opposition leaders said more than 100,000 had gathered."We want these elections to be cancelled and we want this parliament to be abolished," Salome Zurabishvili, a former foreign minister who fell out with Saakashvili, told the crowd.Some protesters carried an effigy of Saakashvili with a banner saying "Vote Thief" while others chanted "Misha go! Misha go!" Misha is a short form for the name Mikheil.Most opposition parties joined the rally.
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