Georgian Dream Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the ruling party may amend its appeal to the Constitutional Court seeking to ban major opposition forces to cover more parties, days after nine opposition parties announced the formation of a new alliance.
Speaking to journalists on March 9 about the opposition alliance, Kobakhidze said all parties in it “have practically emerged from the ranks of the United National Movement,” echoing a broader narrative by the ruling party and pro-government media portraying the alliance as centered solely on the former UNM government.
Kobakhidze said the new alliance will “probably” lead the ruling party to “revise” the appeal by “changing the names of the parties in line with the new configuration that has emerged.” When asked by journalists, he added that there is a possibility of adding new parties.
Georgian Dream appealed to the Constitutional Court in November 2025 to ban three major opposition forces – the United National Movement (UNM), Ahali/Coalition for Change, and Lelo/Strong Georgia – while warning that other smaller groups “closely related” to them could also be targeted.
On March 2, nine opposition parties announced unity in an “opposition alliance” aimed at offering an alternative to Georgian Dream rule amid a protracted political crisis marked by government crackdowns and ongoing anti-government protests. Signatories of a coordination document forming the alliance include Ahali, Girchi-More Freedom, Droa, United National Movement, Strategy Aghmashenebeli, European Georgia, National Democratic Party, the Federalists, and Freedom Square.
“Some parties may be added [to the appeal], given that they have jointly expressed their position on ongoing developments,” Kobakhidze said. “The list in the constitutional lawsuit could be updated, and all relevant parties might be included,” he added. “We will work on this and make the appropriate decision.”
He argued that the nine parties are “duplicating” the two already named in the appeal, referring to the UNM and Ahali/Coalition for Change. He added that even Freedom Square, a new group formed in 2024 and turned into a political party in 2025, “is the party created from the ranks of the UNM,” lashing out at its leadership, including Chair Levan Tsutskiridze, who, Kobakhidze said, “participated in falsifying the 2008 elections.”
Aside from the constitutional appeal, a separate criminal case is underway against eight major opposition leaders, who are accused of serious sabotage-related offenses and face years in prison.
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