The “Gakharia for Georgia” party is considering the possibility of relinquishing its parliamentary mandates

According to the statement of the chairman of the "For Georgia" parliamentary faction, Shalva Kereselidze, in the event that the Constitutional Court bans the party's political activities, the party's representatives will relinquish their parliamentary mandates. According to Kereselidze, the 12 mandates obtained by the party are proportional and not majoritarian; consequently, in the event of the party being banned, they will have "no power or value." 1TV+4

Kereselidze states that the accusations brought against the party are incomprehensible and that they are unable to receive answers to the questions asked during the court process. He also says that the Constitutional Court's decision has already been made "at the behest of the authorities" and that this process is a "personal vendetta." 1TV+1

The Constitutional Court is hearing a lawsuit from 88 "Georgian Dream" deputies, which requests the banning of the activities of the "National Movement," "Coalition for Change," "Strong Georgia," "Federalists," and "Gakharia for Georgia." Imedi writes that the party is threatening to relinquish its mandates in the event that the court satisfies the ruling team's lawsuit. According to the plaintiff side, the goal of the mentioned political unions is the violent change of the constitutional order. 1TV+2