Protesters took to Rustaveli Avenue on New Year's Eve.

Participants in the daily protests on New Year's Eve took to Rustaveli Avenue for the 400th day in a row. Georgia's fifth president joined the protesters.

On New Year's Eve, protesters gathered on Rustaveli Avenue. Georgia's fifth president, Salome Zurabishvili, also arrived on Rustaveli Avenue. She wished those gathered a happy New Year and victory.

A New Year's table was set up in front of the legislative building. Demonstrators also set off fireworks.

Slogans such as "Long live Georgia, let this be the year of victory!" were heard, Interpressnews reports.

Today marks the 400th day of protests, Tbilisi Life reports.

Georgia's fifth president, Salome Zurabishvili, devoted her New Year's address to criticizing the Georgian Dream government and declared society's readiness for the "peaceful departure of the regime" in 2026.

"No one can like the fact that the regime has fallen completely into the hands of criminals and corrupt people. I'm sure no one likes this. Some are silent, others speak out. Therefore, we are ready for this regime to leave peacefully." "So that it can say goodbye the same way this year is saying goodbye to us," Novosti Georgia quotes her as saying.

Zurabishvili described 2025 as a "difficult" and "shameful" year for the country, calling for a focus on the future. She emphasized the resilience of political prisoners and their families, citing them as a source of hope and inspiration for society.

According to the former president, the country needs to restore a fair justice system and the full functioning of state institutions and the education system.