Regarding the recognition of 5 opposition parties as unconstitutional, the court hearing will resume today
The court hearing related to recognizing 5 opposition parties as unconstitutional will resume today at 11:00.
The court remains at the stage of explanations, and the process will continue on October 30 with the explanation of Giorgi Sioridze, representative of “Lelo – Strong Georgia.”
As stated by the Chairman of the Constitutional Court, Revaz Nadaraia, tomorrow’s hearing is also scheduled to hear the explanations of the representatives of “Gakharia for Georgia.”
According to Nadaraia, the parties will take a break during the following week, and the process will resume from a new stage, which will include questions and answers, starting from November 9.
We remind you that so far, at the Constitutional Court hearing, the explanations of the representatives of “Coalition for Change” and “United National Movement” have been heard. In addition, explanations have also been given by the representatives of “Lelo – Strong Georgia.”
For reference, the consideration of the lawsuit in the Constitutional Court began on October 21. To date, the Constitutional Court has not granted any of the motions submitted by the representatives of the opposition parties. The case is being examined by the Plenum of the Constitutional Court in a composition of seven judges.
The constitutional lawsuit submitted to the Constitutional Court is signed by 88 members of Parliament. Based on their lawsuit, the court is considering the issue of recognizing the following five political associations as unconstitutional:
- “Unity – National Movement”;
- “Coalition for Change – Gvaramia, Melia, Girchi, Droa”;
- “Strong Georgia – Lelo, For the People, For Freedom!”;
- “Federalist Party”;and the party “Gakharia for Georgia.”
The constitutional lawsuit is accompanied by the conclusion of the temporary investigative commission established in the 11th convocation of Parliament.
