Today, our political system includes political parties that are constantly aimed at destruction, and their every step is against the democratic system, – Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists.
According to him, a lawsuit will be prepared in a few days, which will be filed with the Constitutional Court of Georgia.
“The lawsuit will be finally prepared in a few days. This lawsuit will be filed with the Constitutional Court of Georgia. Our country needs peace, restoration of democratic system. This constitutional lawsuit serves exactly this purpose. You know that today in our political system there are political parties that are constantly aimed at destruction. Their every step is taken against the democratic system. They are trying to prevent a healthy political system from being formed in Georgia, and this requires opposition using constitutional methods. This is precisely the essence of the constitutional lawsuit that will be filed with the Constitutional Court in the near future,” Kobakhidze said.
When asked who the constitutional lawsuit will apply to, Kobakhidze replied that we will see the full list when the lawsuit is officially filed with the Constitutional Court.
According to Kobakhidze, the lawsuit will not apply to just one or two parties.
“You will see the full list on the day the lawsuit is officially filed. As for the approach and principle – the principle is as follows: whoever was a representative of the bloody regime before 2012, of course, this lawsuit will definitely apply to them. As for the period after 2012 – whoever participated in the constant sabotage against the country together with this bloody political force, of course, this constitutional lawsuit will apply to everyone. The Constitutional Court will decide the rest. Of course, this will not apply only to one or two parties. You will get to know the full list, when the lawsuit is filed with the Constitutional Court, and this will happen very soon,” Kobakhidze said.
For information, at the initiative of the Georgian Dream, amendments are being made to the Organic Law “On the Constitutional Court of Georgia”, the Organic Law “On Political Unions of Citizens”, the “Election Code” and the “Criminal Code”. As a result of the adoption and enactment of the legislative package, persons associated with a political party that violates the Constitution will be denied the right to run for parliamentary or local self-government elections. They will be prohibited from membership in any party and the creation of a new party by such persons will be inadmissible. They will also not be able to hold a high position and become heads of a body provided for by the Constitution. In addition, active parties should not include persons who have withdrawn from political activity in their ranks, nor should they present them on party lists. Otherwise, the issue of canceling their registration will also arise. If political parties accept into their ranks a person who is banned from party membership, this will result in the party being fined under criminal law.
Irakli Kobakhidze: The country needs to calm down, to restore democratic system, this constitutional lawsuit serves exactly this purpose – today we have parties that are constantly aimed at destruction
