(3 Nov 2007)
1. Wide of opposition protest in front of parliament
2. Close-up of banners and flags
3. Close-up of opposition leader Levan Gachechiladze addressing the crowd
4. Mid of protesters applauding
5. Mid of protesters
6. Close-up of girl with whistle and white head band reading "I'm not afraid"
7. Pan of protesters
8. SOUDNBITE: (Georgian) Koka Guntsadze, opposition leader:
"We have added a new demand to those three demands we have. Now we demand Saakashvili's resignation. This is a nationwide request, the population wanted it long ago."
9. Wide of opposition rally
STORYLINE:
Thousands of opposition activists jammed the streets of the Georgian capital on Saturday for a second day of protests, demanding President Mikhail Saakashvili's resignation and earlier parliamentary elections.
The crowd gathered outside the parliament building in Tbilisi and applauded as opposition leaders called on Saakashvili to step down.
"We have added a new demand to those three demands we have. Now we demand Saakashvili's resignation. This is a nationwide request, the population wanted it long ago," said opposition leader, Koka Guntsadze.
It was a far smaller demonstration than a protest by tens of thousands of people on Friday.
The turmoil is the worst political crisis Saakashvili has faced since he was propelled to power in the 2003 Rose Revolution mass uprising.
The latest unrest began in September when his former defence minister accused him of corruption and a murder plot.
Saakashvili has made no public statements since this week's protests began and virtually no public appearances, though he was shown Thursday on Georgian TV, attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The presidential press service also issued a statement on Saturday denying rumours that he had left the capital.
A rally organised by Saakashvili supporters was to be held later on Saturday, but worsening weather raised doubts about size of the turnout.
Opposition leaders have criticised Saakashvili's proposal to hold the next parliamentary vote in late 2008, instead of earlier in the year, and holding a presidential vote, scheduled for January 2009, at the same time.
Saakashvili says that would save money, but opposition groups call it a ploy to hold the presidential vote early, before his falling popularity has an effect at the polls.
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