Georgian Parliament official accuses opposition parties of seeking to overthrow constitutional order

Archil Gorduladze, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs, on Friday commented on Constitutional Court proceedings concerning a lawsuit seeking to ban five opposition parties, saying the opposition had failed to present legal or political arguments against declaring the parties unconstitutional.

Gorduladze said the collective United National Movement had spent two days unsuccessfully attempting to turn the legal proceedings into a political debate.

He added that the five parties were being considered together because they shared the same ideology and had acted in concert, including by calling for the overthrow of the constitutional order, seeking to delegitimise the authorities, refusing to recognise election results and boycotting Parliament.

Gorduladze also referred to the party associated with Giorgi Gakharia, saying its members had stayed away from Parliament for a year and acknowledged that they were waiting to see how events on 4 October 2025 would unfold.

He added that the ruling team would do everything necessary to establish the legal grounds for dissolving the parties and declaring them unconstitutional.

“For two days, the collective United National Movement has shown its true face, demonstrating that it has no legal arguments explaining why it should not be declared unconstitutional. It has no political arguments either. Nevertheless, for two days it has been trying to turn the legal proceedings into a political debate. The only issue it raises is why all five parties are being tried together”, Gorduladze said.

“The answer is very simple: they have acted together ever since they were formed. They share an ideological bond and have acted alike. They have been united in calls to overthrow the constitutional order, attempts to delegitimise the authorities, refusal to recognise election results and parliamentary boycotts”, he continued.

Gorduladze said the parties’ main offences against the country included attempts to overthrow or forcibly change the constitutional order, undermine democracy and encroach on Georgia’s independence, including through what he described as treacherous actions concerning the country’s territorial integrity.

“They share the same political disposition. That is why these closely connected parties are being considered together, and we will do everything necessary to establish the legal grounds for their dissolution and declaration as unconstitutional”, Gorduladze concluded.