The Constitutional Court will continue hearing the Georgian Dream lawsuit seeking to ban five opposition parties today

The Constitutional Court will continue hearing the Georgian Dream lawsuit seeking to ban five opposition parties today

The hearing of the lawsuit filed by Georgian Dream MPs seeking to ban five opposition parties will resume at the Constitutional Court on November 13 at 12:00 p.m.

The Constitutional Court remains at the questioning stage, and judges will continue directing questions to representatives of the United National Movement (UNM).

The question-and-answer session is expected to continue until next Tuesday.

For reference, the Constitutional Court began hearing the lawsuit on October 21. The case is being examined by the court’s Plenum, consisting of seven judges.

The lawsuit submitted to the Constitutional Court is signed by 88 members of parliament. Based on their lawsuit, the court is considering declaring the following five political associations unconstitutional:

  • Unity – National Movement;
  • Coalition for Change – Gvaramia, Melia, Girchi, Droa;
  • Strong Georgia – Lelo, For the People, For Freedom!;
  • Federalist Party;
  • For Georgia party.

The constitutional lawsuit is accompanied by the findings of the Temporary Investigative Commission established in the 11th convocation of Parliament.