Let them talk as much as they want—they’ll only end up digging their own graves – Archil Gorduladze

"Two days ago, during the hearing, I remarked that the individuals belonging to the 'collective National Movement'—now split into various parties—should speak as much as possible. Even during the hearing itself, as the proceedings unfolded, they made statements that only serve to further substantiate our lawsuit," stated Archil Gorduladze, Chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Georgia, while speaking to journalists.

According to him, the ruling team’s lawsuit does not even require further justification in the eyes of the public, as there is already ample information available in the public sphere; nevertheless, the opposition—through its own statements—is providing the plaintiff with additional evidence to strengthen the case. "Given the information circulating in the public sphere, the lawsuit does not even require justification in the eyes of the public. For instance, whether it is Mikheil Saakashvili, Tamar Chergoleishvili, Bokuchava, representatives of 'Lelo,' the 'Gakharia camp,' or others—they all consistently follow the same pattern: instead of conducting their election campaign within Georgia, they travel abroad. Specifically, in 2024, they pledged to their foreign patrons that they would fight together. When they failed to deliver on this, they sent a treacherous letter in 2025—just one month after the elections—admitting that they had accomplished nothing, and consequently urging the recipients to impose sanctions on the government and sever all ties with Georgia. By their own words, they not only make an admission but also provide further evidence to substantiate our lawsuit." "They will have to speak at length, and in doing so, they will effectively call for their own prohibition; the evidence they present will only serve to highlight the profound insult they are directing toward a constitutional body—as if an individual with a foreign-sounding name and surname understands the Constitution of Georgia better than the judges of the Constitutional Court themselves," noted Gorduladze.

For context, the Constitutional Court is currently reviewing a constitutional claim filed by "Georgian Dream," which seeks to have the activities of the "National Movement," "Coalition for Change," "Strong Georgia – Lelo," the "Federalists," and "Gakharia for Georgia" declared unconstitutional and subsequently banned. The review of the claim began on October 21.