Irakli Kobakhidze, chairman of the Georgian Dream party and prime minister of the government formed by the same party, announced that a lawsuit will soon be filed with the Constitutional Court to ban the “Collective National Movement.”

Speaking on the Public Broadcaster, he clarified that the “Collective National Movement” comprises the following parties: the “United National Movement,” the “Coalition for Change,” “Strong Georgia,” and the “Gakharia for Georgia” party.

According to Kobakhidze, the constitutional lawsuit will be based on evidence gathered by a temporary investigative commission established by the Georgian Dream in parliament.

“The facts are being collected to form the basis for the lawsuit to be filed with the Constitutional Court. Our entire team is committed to preparing this lawsuit, which will be submitted to the Constitutional Court very soon. Based on my preliminary analysis, it is highly likely that this action will apply to all four parties associated with the Collective National Movement,” said Irakli Kobakhidze.

Banning the “Collective National Movement” was a key pre-election promise of the Georgian Dream party ahead of the 2024 parliamentary elections. According to the Central Election Commission, the party won but failed to secure a constitutional majority. These results are not recognized by opposition parties, non-governmental organizations, or Georgia’s fifth president, and international partners have also raised concerns. Pro-European rallies demanding new elections continue across Georgia.

The Georgian Dream party established an investigative commission on February 5 to examine the period of the United National Movement’s government. Criminal cases were opened against several politicians for failing to appear before the commission, with bail imposed as a preventive measure: Nika Melia (50,000 GEL), Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze (50,000 GEL each), Givi Targamadze (10,000 GEL), Irakli Okruashvili (20,000 GEL), Zura Japaridze (20,000 GEL), Giorgi Vashadze (50,000 GEL), and Nika Gvaramia (30,000 GEL).

Two politicians, Zura Japaridze and Irakli Okruashvili, are currently in prison for failing to comply with the commission’s summons by not paying their bail. Neither Nika Gvaramia nor Nika Melia plans to pay their bail.