Federalists’ Chergoleishvili: Look at the Constitutional Court circus over 4 October; once Giorgi Targamadze took 540,000 lari from the UNM, he shut out even mild critics

“You hear the farce they are putting on at the Constitutional Court over 4 October, don’t you? We saw this circus coming as early as the summer of 2025, when we first learned of this madness,” Federalists party leader Tamar Chergoleishvili wrote on social media.

According to Chergoleishvili, unscrupulous conduct is destructive, particularly within the opposition.

“You hear the farce they are putting on at the Constitutional Court over 4 October, don’t you? We saw this circus coming back in the summer of 2025, when we first heard of this madness, and I then checked Bacho Akhalaia’s wife’s Facebook wall and saw her receiving congratulations on Akhalaia’s return to politics!

We saw it not because we are clairvoyant, but because we understand the political process; we put in the work and gained that knowledge. Furthermore, I met Giorgi Targamadze face to face to tell him they had whipped up a completely crazy, irresponsible hysteria, fuelling expectations built purely on wishful thinking, and urged him not to give media backing to such dangerous recklessness. I neither insulted him nor picked a fight; I simply explained what was happening and why, and asked for a responsible, sensible approach. Not for my sake, but for the sake of the people who risked being misled. He listened to me. And the very minute he took 540,000 lari from the United National Movement, he effectively blacklisted not only me, but even mild critics of the 4 October idea from the airwaves.

The result? Nearly 70 prisoners; more than 30 guilty pleas, which Bidzina’s circus is now using as grounds to ban political parties. Unscrupulousness is ruinous, especially in the opposition. The opposition simply cannot afford the luxury of dishonesty,” Chergoleishvili wrote.