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Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party has filed a constitutional lawsuit seeking to ban three major opposition parties: the Coalition for Change, the United National Movement, and the Strong Georgia bloc, according to Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.

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Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party has filed a constitutional lawsuit seeking to ban three major opposition parties: the Coalition for Change, the United National Movement, and the Strong Georgia bloc, according to Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.

The three targeted opposition parties are all strongly pro-Western and pose what Georgian Dream officials describe as a real threat to the constitutional order. Opposition leaders condemned the move as a decisive blow to democracy.

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The three targeted opposition parties are all strongly pro-Western and pose what Georgian Dream officials describe as a real threat to the constitutional order. Opposition leaders condemned the move as a decisive blow to democracy.

Georgia has experienced increasing authoritarianism since the Ukraine war began, with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/georgia-jails-four-opposition-leaders-over-parliamentary-boycott">several senior opposition figures currently imprisoned</a> and police conducting expanded arrests of protesters at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2024/georgia-halts-eu-bid-amid-violent-protests-and-mass-arrests">ongoing anti-government demonstrations</a>.

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Georgia has experienced increasing authoritarianism since the Ukraine war began, with several senior opposition figures currently imprisoned and police conducting expanded arrests of protesters at ongoing anti-government demonstrations.

The ruling party's lawsuit relies on findings from a parliamentary commission investigating alleged wrongdoing under former President Mikheil Saakashvili, though opposition figures characterize the commission's work as propaganda.</span

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The ruling party's lawsuit relies on findings from a parliamentary commission investigating alleged wrongdoing under former President Mikheil Saakashvili, though opposition figures characterize the commission's work as propaganda.

<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2024/georgia-protesters-clash-with-police-after-govt-suspends-eu-membership-talks">Georgian Dream suspended EU accession talks</a> and accused Brussels of plotting revolution in Tbilisi, while maintaining it still wants EU membership if it can preserve Orthodox Christian values and peaceful ties with Russia.

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Georgian Dream suspended EU accession talks and accused Brussels of plotting revolution in Tbilisi, while maintaining it still wants EU membership if it can preserve Orthodox Christian values and peaceful ties with Russia.

The Constitutional Court has nine months to deliberate on the appeal, with the decision being closely watched by domestic and international observers as a test of Georgia's democratic institutions and political pluralism.

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The Constitutional Court has nine months to deliberate on the appeal, with the decision being closely watched by domestic and international observers as a test of Georgia's democratic institutions and political pluralism.

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Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party filed a constitutional lawsuit seeking to ban three major opposition parties: the Coalition for Change, the United National Movement, and the Strong Georgia bloc, according to Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.</span

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Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party filed a constitutional lawsuit seeking to ban three major opposition parties: the Coalition for Change, the United National Movement, and the Strong Georgia bloc, according to Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.

The three targeted opposition parties are all strongly pro-Western and pose what Georgian Dream officials describe as a real threat to the constitutional order, while opposition leaders condemned the move as a decisive blow to democracy.

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The three targeted opposition parties are all strongly pro-Western and pose what Georgian Dream officials describe as a real threat to the constitutional order, while opposition leaders condemned the move as a decisive blow to democracy.

Georgia has experienced increasing authoritarianism since the Ukraine war began, with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/georgia-jails-four-opposition-leaders-over-parliamentary-boycott">several senior opposition figures currently imprisoned</a> and police conducting expanded <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2024/georgia-halts-eu-bid-amid-violent-protests-and-mass-arrests">arrests of protesters at ongoing anti-government demonstrations</a>.

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The Constitutional Court has nine months to deliberate on the appeal, with the decision closely watched by domestic and international observers as a test of Georgia's democratic institutions and political pluralism.</span

The Constitutional Court has nine months to deliberate on the appeal, with the decision closely watched by domestic and international observers as a test of Georgia's democratic institutions and political pluralism.

Banning opposition parties is crucial for protecting Georgia's constitutional order from groups that have violently sought to overthrow the government. Their history of human rights abuses and involvement in the 2008 war poses a direct threat to national independence and unity. Enforcing the ban prevents successor organizations from continuing this destructive path, ensuring the nation’s stability.

Banning opposition parties is crucial for protecting Georgia's constitutional order from groups that have violently sought to overthrow the government. Their history of human rights abuses and involvement in the 2008 war poses a direct threat to national independence and unity. Enforcing the ban prevents successor organizations from continuing this destructive path, ensuring the nation’s stability.

Ruling Party Appeals to Constitutional Court to Ban Three Major Opposition Forces  Civil Georgia

Parliament Speaker files constitutional lawsuit to ban three major opposition parties

The effort to ban opposition parties reveals the ruling regime’s alarming shift toward authoritarian control aimed at silencing pro-Western voices and undermining Georgia’s path to EU membership. Outlawing these groups disregards the voters' rejection of rigged elections and undermines democracy by imprisoning critics and halting accession talks. It is crucial to resist this power grab in order to restore true sovereignty and prevent the emergence of a dictatorship similar to Russia's.

The effort to ban opposition parties reveals the ruling regime’s alarming shift toward authoritarian control aimed at silencing pro-Western voices and undermining Georgia’s path to EU membership. Outlawing these groups disregards the voters' rejection of rigged elections and undermines democracy by imprisoning critics and halting accession talks. It is crucial to resist this power grab in order to restore true sovereignty and prevent the emergence of a dictatorship similar to Russia's.

Opposition Reacts to GDs Bid to Ban Key Parties  Civil Georgia

Georgian Dream Demands Ban On Three Largest Opposition Parties

Georgia's ruling party seeks to ban main opposition forces

There is a 35% chance the EU will suspend visa liberalisation for Georgia before March 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There is a 35% chance the EU will suspend visa liberalisation for Georgia before March 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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