Georgian Parliament official says opposition statements further strengthen ruling party’s constitutional case

Archil Gorduladze, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs, claimed on Friday that opposition figures had made admissions through their own statements while simultaneously providing further evidence in support of the ruling party’s constitutional lawsuit.

Speaking to journalists, Gorduladze said that statements made by the opposition during ongoing proceedings at the Constitutional Court further substantiated the ruling party’s claims.

“Even during the hearings, while the proceedings are underway, they make statements that further substantiate our claim. For instance, instead of conducting their election campaign in Georgia, they go abroad. Consider what happened in 2024: they pledged to their foreign patrons that they would fight together. When they failed to deliver, they sent a treacherous letter in 2025, just a month after the elections, admitting that they had achieved nothing and effectively urging them to impose sanctions on the government and sever all ties with Georgia. Through their own words, they are making admissions while simultaneously providing further evidence to strengthen our case”, the official said.

Gorduladze also pointed to imprisoned former President Mikheil Saakashvili’s admission that he had received another instruction from his foreign patrons, describing it as further confirmation, in the ruling party’s view, that the opposition lacks independence and that its plans are drawn up in other countries.