TBILISI (Reuters) -Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Sunday that protesters who sought to force entry to the presidential palace had been trying to topple the government and accused the European Union of meddling in Georgian politics.

Georgian riot police used pepper spray and water cannons to drive demonstrators away from the presidential palace and detained five activists on Saturday, as the opposition staged a large demonstration on a day of local elections.

Kobakhidze said that up to 7,000 people attended the rally but their “attempt to overthrow the constitutional order” had failed despite what he said was support from the EU.

“They moved to action, began the overthrow attempt, it failed, and then they started distancing themselves from it,” Georgian news agency Int

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