Live Updates | Constitutional Court Hears Opposition Ban Case

Civil.ge21 October 2026, 08:34 UTCGeorgia

Georgia’s Constitutional Court, based in the coastal city of Batumi, starts hearing the lawsuit filed by 88 MPs of the ruling Georgian Dream party seeking to ban five major opposition forces: United National Movement (UNM), Coalition for Change, Lelo/Strong Georgia, Federalists, and Gakharia’s For Georgia. The first hearings are scheduled for October 21, 22, and …

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