On October 13, Georgia’s Constitutional Court took up Georgian Dream’s lawsuit to outlaw five opposition parties. Hearings opened in Batumi on October 21, with a ruling due by June 24, 2027.
Georgian society is fractured along geopolitical, ideological, and generational lines, which the government exploits. Wartime trauma, Russia’s occupation of 20 percent of the country, an influential Orthodox Church, and Kremlin-aligned disinformation deepen these rifts.
Public opinion favors a European future anchored in Orthodox identity, with 71 percent backing EU accession and 82 percent identifying as Orthodox.
by The Jamestown Foundation Georgian Dream Seeks to Ban the Opposition
