Chairman of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, stated that the law stipulates that a ruling on the constitutional lawsuit filed by the governing party must be issued within nine months.

Papuashvili stated that the ruling party will wait for the Constitutional Court to solicit it and to schedule the proceedings.

“The legislation stipulates that the Constitutional Court must decide on this matter within a maximum of nine months. Therefore, a verdict should be expected in July. As for the timing and nature of the proceedings, the Constitutional Court will determine that itself. We will wait for the court summons,” explained Papuashvili.

The Georgian Dream faction, along with the political groups People’s Power and European Socialists, has jointly prepared a constitutional lawsuit, requesting the recognition of the activities of three political parties as unconstitutional and their subsequent banning. These parties are: the Citizens’ Political Union “Unity – National Movement”; the Citizens’ Political Union “Coalition for Change, Gvaramia, Melia, Girchi, Droa”; and the Citizens’ Political Union “Strong Georgia – Lelo, For the People, For Freedom.”