Venice Commission Criticises Georgia’s 2025 Amendments Extending Party Ban to Individuals
Sokhumi, Tskhinvali, Moscow Digest – October 2-8, 2026
Giorgi Sharashidze: The Constitutional Court will be forced to issue a completely unconstitutional ruling - Georgian Dream will pay a very heavy price for what it is doing
Ana Tsitlidze: Manana Kobakhidze’s decision exposes the pressure being exerted on judges; constitutional Court judges must understand that the decision Ivanishvili is instructing them to make was written in the Kremlin
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Vakhushti Menabde: Manana Kobakhidze had to either sign off on Georgian Dream’s decision or resign; I would not explain her departure as a pursuit of independence; it is linked to internal and external pressure, including fear of sanctions
Gedevan Popkhadze: When you deprive people of the right to change the government through elections, rebellion remains the path to freedom; if necessary, I will sacrifice my life in the struggle; we must unite with the understanding that we could be arrested or killed
Viktor Kipiani: Banning opposition parties through the courts effectively brings the political process to a standstill, while making change through elections virtually impossible
Archil Gorduladze: We expect the Constitutional Court to deliver an objective ruling, agent activities to be banned once and for all, and the opposition political landscape to be freed from occupation
Moldovan Parliament Speaker: Georgia is envious of Moldova because we are making faster progress on the path to European integration