The party "Gakharia for Georgia" has submitted a motion to the Constitutional Court, requesting that the assessment of the party's constitutionality be separated into an independent case and heard separately

The party "Gakharia for Georgia" has submitted a motion to the Constitutional Court, requesting that the assessment of the constitutionality of the party "Gakharia for Georgia" be separated into an independent case and heard separately.

A briefing regarding this matter was held by the party "Gakharia for Georgia."

"Our political union, 'Gakharia for Georgia,' has filed a motion with the Constitutional Court in connection with the constitutional lawsuit, requesting that the assessment of our political party's constitutionality be separated into an independent case and heard separately." We believe that the individual assessment of the constitutionality of various political parties constitutes a minimum legal obligation and standard—one that must, at the very least, be formally met. "Georgian Dream" owes an explanation to its own voters: on what specific legal grounds and evidence is it seeking to ban the country’s sole parliamentary opposition party—a party that has participated in every constitutional process, every nationwide election, and every commission?

This fundamentally dismantles "Georgian Dream’s" false narrative—the claim that it is merely targeting so-called "boycotters"—which, in itself, represents an unconstitutional approach by "Georgian Dream." The inclusion of this parliamentary opposition party in the legal petition confirms that "Georgian Dream’s" objective is to declare dissenting views unconstitutional and ultimately ban them. The goal is to subsequently manufacture a "controlled" opposition and, through this orchestrated political configuration, create the illusion of an election in the country. The demand to ban our political party, as set forth in the constitutional claim, is absurd and devoid of any legal basis; in essence, it represents a continuation of the public threat made by Bidzina Ivanishvili against Giorgi Gakharia in October 2024. The execution of this threat against Giorgi Gakharia began with physical attacks, followed by political persecution based on fabricated accusations related to the events at Chorchana and the events of June 20th. As you can see, these measures proved insufficient to politically neutralize Giorgi Gakharia, and the realization of this threat now continues through the attempt to ban our political party.

We have engaged in the struggle across all constitutional arenas—often in highly unequal contests—with the aim of confronting the propaganda and lies of "Georgian Dream," and ensuring that our citizens are not left alone to face "Georgian Dream" by themselves. "We intend to do the same now:

We will, of course, participate in the proceedings at the Constitutional Court, ensuring that this shameful process is documented in the history of Georgia—along with the names of all those individuals who are clumsily attempting to eradicate dissenting opinions in the country and establish a one-party dictatorship. Each of them will be held personally accountable; there will be no escape for anyone—not for the organizers, the leaders, or any of the accomplices," stated the party in an announcement presented to the public by its Executive Secretary, Berdia Sichinava, during a briefing.

Through a constitutional lawsuit, "Georgian Dream" is seeking to have the activities of five opposition parties—"Unity – National Movement," "Coalition for Change," "Strong Georgia – Lelo," "Federalists," and "Gakharia for Georgia"—declared unconstitutional and to have them banned. The Constitutional Court is scheduled to hear the case on October 21, 22, and 23.