“The more time the investigative commission has to study the facts, the greater the chance of completing the case in the Constitutional Court,” stated Levan Makhashvili, Chairman of the Parliament’s European Integration Committee.

According to him, the parliamentary majority’s decision is specifically related to the Constitutional Court and not to any desire to participate in elections against “this type of opposition.”

“Our decision is related to the Constitutional Court and not to anyone having a particular desire or interest to compete against this type of opposition in elections. We had planned to appeal to the Constitutional Court within certain timeframes, but completing the issue within set timeframes has proven impossible as it turned out to be quite labour-intensive.

There is great interest and desire from the public to have their cases examined, and therefore, the investigative commission’s mandate will be extended. Because the timeframes coincide, and to prevent anyone from discrediting the local elections, which they are already doing, we will postpone the filing of the lawsuit by a month or two. We will enter the elections without question marks and complete the Constitutional Court process by the end of the year.

The purpose of postponing the issue is to approach the Constitutional Court not hastily and hurriedly, but convincingly, so that we can successfully complete this case. The more time the investigative commission has to study the facts, the greater the chance of ending this case in the Constitutional Court,” Makhashvili stated.