Georgian Dream Adds Gakharia Party to Constitutional Ban Case
By Messenger Staff
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party has signed an updated constitutional lawsuit seeking to ban Gakharia for Georgia, with the filing set to be submitted to the Constitutional Court that day, Georgian Dream Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said.
The updated lawsuit adds Gakharia for Georgia to an existing case filed by Georgian Dream against four opposition parties: the United National Movement, Coalition for Change, Strong Georgia-Lelo and the Federalists. The ruling party is asking the court to declare the parties' activities unconstitutional and ban them.
Papuashvili said Georgian Dream considers Gakharia for Georgia unconstitutional, pointing to its decision to boycott parliament after the 2024 parliamentary election and its return to parliament after the October 4, 2025 protests.
"It was evident from the start that Gakharia was part of the National Movement's united front," Papuashvili said.
He also cited the party's conduct following the 2024 election as part of the grounds for the lawsuit, including what he described as its refusal to recognize the constitutional order and its parliamentary boycott.
The Constitutional Court can take up to nine months to rule on the case, although Papuashvili said it could consider the lawsuit sooner.
The court had not yet ruled on Georgian Dream's original case against the four opposition parties when Papuashvili announced the addition of Gakharia for Georgia.
