Georgia votes in local polls on Saturday as the country's opposition urges thousands to take to the streets in a "last chance" to save democracy, with the government warning of a tough response to those it casts as seeking "revolution". The ruling Georgian Dream party faces its first electoral test since a disputed parliamentary poll a year ago plunged the Black Sea nation into turmoil and froze prospects for closer EU integration. Opera star-turned-activist Paata Burchuladze has urged a "national assembly" rally outside parliament, casting it as a peaceful transfer of power from Georgian Dream. - 'Deep state' -In power since 2012 and controlled by billionaire ex-PM Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgian Dream initially presented itself as a liberal alternative to Saakashvili's reformist camp. Analysts say Georgian Dream's blunt pitch -- with the opposition, war; with us, peace -- resonates in rural areas and is amplified by disinformation.