The Plenum of the Constitutional Court of Georgia has rejected a motion filed by former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s party, For Georgia, to postpone proceedings until November 13. The Constitutional Court will proceed with hearing the ruling team’s lawsuit seeking to ban five pro-Western opposition parties.
The Plenum admitted the claim for consideration on the merits on October 13, setting the initial hearing for October 21. Under the procedural rules, a party is entitled to one month to prepare written objections. Gakharia’s party, which was the last to be included in Georgian Dream’s constitutional lawsuit, argues that it was denied this reasonable timeframe and demanded that the trial be deferred for a month (commencing from October 13).
Representatives of other opposition parties also supported the motion.
The Plenum, chaired by Revaz Nadaraia, held deliberations and unanimously resolved to dismiss the Gakharia party’s motion to adjourn the trial.
The Constitutional Court’s consideration of the party-ban lawsuit has entered its third day. Over this period, the opposition has submitted 12 motions, none of which have been granted.