Opposition protesters in Georgia have failed to stop the newly-elected parliament holding its opening session.
Several thousand protesters, complaining that last month's election was rigged, heckled MPs as they entered the parliament building in Tbilisi.
Riot police with water cannon were stationed nearby but did not intervene.
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Mr Saakashvili insists the polls were democratic, although foreign monitors said the poll had not fully met international standards.
Call for unity
The BBC's Matthew Collin, in Tbilisi, says opposition leaders did not manage to inspire enough people to take to the streets to mount a serious challenge.
Organisers of the rally announced they would end the demonstration early after the patriarch of Georgia's Orthodox church made an appearance and called for unity.
Both the United Opposition Council and the Labour Party have vowed to boycott parliament.
Mr Saakashvili is keen to press ahead with his radical reformist agenda, with guaranteed support from a parliament dominated by his party, says our correspondent.
The president is also hoping to take Georgia closer to the West, and to join Nato.
(BBC)
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