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Monday, November 2, 2026, #204 (6260)

Samadashvili Says Court Proceedings on Opposition Party Ban Will Damage Georgian Dream

Salome Samadashvili, a leader of Lelo-Strong Georgia, has accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of violating the constitution and attempting to consolidate power through the Constitutional Court proceedings seeking to ban opposition parties. (more)

Public Defender to Submit Neutral Legal Opinion to Constitutional Court in Opposition Party Ban Case

Georgia's Public Defender Levan Ioseliani will submit an amicus curiae, or friend-of-the-court opinion, to the Constitutional Court in the ongoing proceedings over a lawsuit seeking to ban opposition parties. (more)

The News in Brief

"Georgian Citizen Released After Detention by Russian Occupation Forces Near Bershueti" (more)

International News

"Oleshky Evacuees Reach Ukrainian-Controlled Territory Amid Local Ceasefire as Russian Strikes Continue" (more)

Opinion & Analysis

GD Seeks Constitutional Ban on Georgia's Opposition

Georgia's modern political history is entering one of its most critical and defining moments. The Constitutional Court has officially launched substantive hearings on the government's attempt to ban leading pro-Western opposition parties and declare their activities unconstitutional. (more)
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