Georgia's pro-Western president has said she will stay in post until new parliamentary elections are held, as protests continue over the government's decision to put EU accession negotiations on hold.

Thousands of people took to the streets after the government said it had suspended talks on joining the European Union.

Georgia's pro-Western president has said she will stay in post until new parliamentary elections are held, as protests continue over the government's decision to put EU accession negotiations on hold.

The President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, announced that she will remain in her position until her successor is chosen by a "legal parliament." "The illegal parliament cannot elect a new president,