Constitutional lawsuit seeking ban on opposition parties referred to the Constitutional Court’s Plenum

A constitutional lawsuit prepared by Georgian Dream seeking to ban opposition political parties has been referred by the First Chamber of the Constitutional Court of Georgia to the Plenum of the Constitutional Court for consideration.

The hearing of the First Chamber to determine whether to admit the constitutional lawsuit for consideration on its merits was held without oral hearing on October 6, 2026.

According to the ruling published by the Constitutional Court, the plaintiffs argue that the evidence presented in the constitutional lawsuit demonstrates that the respective political parties “have, since 2016, practically continuously denied the legitimacy, both in domestic and foreign policy, of Georgia’s current government and the ruling political party and, consequently, its constitutionality.” According to the plaintiffs, this means that the parties acknowledge that one of the two sides - themselves or the ruling party - must necessarily be deemed unconstitutional.

The Constitutional Court noted that the ruling is final and cannot be appealed. The ruling will be sent to the parties within 15 days.

The First Chamber is composed of Vasili Roinishvili, who serves as presiding judge and rapporteur judge; Eva Gotsiridze, member; Giorgi Tevdorashvili, member; and Goga Kikilashvili, member.

For reference, the updated constitutional lawsuit, to which the For Georgia party was added, was filed with the Constitutional Court on September 21. Previously, Georgian Dream’s constitutional lawsuit sought to have the activities of the United National Movement, Coalition for Change, Strong Georgia - Lelo and Federalists declared unconstitutional and banned.