TBILISI, October 27 – Georgia’s Constitutional Court is continuing hearings on a lawsuit seeking to ban five opposition parties, with the case moving from procedural disputes into arguments over whether the groups acted together against the constitutional order. The case opened on October 21 before a seven-judge panel. It was filed by 88 members of … Read more
TBILISI, October 13 – Georgian Constitutional Court judge Manana Kobakhidze has stepped down months before the end of her term, shortly after the court refused her request to withdraw from a lawsuit seeking to ban five opposition parties. The Constitutional Court said Tuesday that Kobakhidze’s powers as a judge were terminated early at her own … Read more
TBILISI, October 12 – Georgia’s Constitutional Court has refused a judge’s request to step aside from a case seeking to ban five opposition parties. The judge asked to be recused due to past involvement with the ruling party, raising doubts about her impartiality. Judge Manana Kobakhidze asked to recuse herself on October 9. She said … Read more
TBILISI, October 8 – The European Parliament on Thursday condemned Georgia’s ruling party for trying to ban five opposition parties and renewed calls for sanctions against the country’s leaders. The resolution, titled “Attempts by the ruling party Georgian Dream to ban opposition parties in Georgia,” was passed by 445 votes to 37, with 97 abstentions. … Read more
TBILISI, October 7 – The European Parliament is to debate the ruling Georgian Dream party’s attempt to ban five opposition parties, with a resolution due for a vote on Thursday. The debate is formally titled “Attempts by the ruling Georgian Dream party to ban opposition parties in Georgia” and comes a day after Georgia’s Constitutional … Read more
TBILISI, October 29 – Georgia’s ruling party Georgian Dream has formally petitioned the Constitutional Court to ban three opposition parties, accusing them of working to undermine the country’s democratic order. The move, announced Tuesday, has set off fierce debate in Tbilisi and beyond, with critics calling it a political purge and supporters saying it’s a … Read more