Irakli Kobakhidze on the lawsuit regarding the banning of political parties: A simple issue is raised in this lawsuit—these political parties do not recognize the legitimacy of the existing constitutional order, and someone must decide who is in the right

"A simple issue is raised in this lawsuit: these political parties do not recognize the legitimacy of the existing constitutional order, and, quite simply, someone must decide who is in the right," stated Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze to journalists in Armenia, in reference to the lawsuit concerning the banning of these parties.

According to the Head of Government, because these parties lack confidence in their own arguments before the Constitutional Court, they are turning not to the Constitutional Court, but rather to their patrons abroad. "If I were in their shoes, I would focus on presenting information to the Constitutional Court. They need to defend themselves before the Constitutional Court against the claim that has been filed. They ought to prepare their arguments; however, given that they lack any arguments—and have no confidence that their arguments would hold up in the Constitutional Court—they are turning not to the Court, but to their patrons abroad. This reveals their true colors once again. The issue raised in this claim is straightforward: these political parties do not recognize the legitimacy of the existing constitutional order. Essentially, it must be determined who is in the right. Either they are theoretically correct, or those who make such assertions are in blatant opposition to Georgia’s constitutional order. This is the matter that the Constitutional Court will decide. In this situation, one side or the other must be unconstitutional. We believe that it is they who are unconstitutional—judging by their statements, their actions, their past, their present, and their future plans. Consequently," "I believe this matter should be easily resolved in the Constitutional Court. We will submit a very clearly formulated claim to the Constitutional Court," the Prime Minister stated.

According to the head of the government, they are aware that they are, by their very nature, unconstitutional—a fact they openly acknowledge.

"Throughout these years, they have spoken about their own unconstitutional nature, confirming it through their own actions. In such a situation, one is left completely devoid of arguments; consequently, they have no confidence in any arguments they might present to the Constitutional Court. For years, they have aggressively and brazenly opposed Georgia’s constitutional order; as a result, they now find themselves having to appear before the Constitutional Court with no arguments to offer," the Prime Minister declared.