The Constitutional Court of Georgia has postponed the hearing of a petition filed by the ruling "Georgian Dream" party, which seeks to ban five opposition groups. The session, originally scheduled for November 9, will not take place due to the health condition of one of the judges. A new date for the hearings has not yet been announced, according to the court’s press service.

The "Georgian Dream" petition targets five opposition forces: the United National Movement, the Coalition for Change, Lelo – Strong Georgia, the Federalists, and Gakharia – For Georgia. All of these are major pro-Western opposition groups in the country.

The ruling party is calling for the dissolution of these political entities, citing Article 23 of the Constitution and arguing that their activities pose an "existential threat to the state."

Specifically, the United National Movement, the Coalition for Change, and the Federalists are accused of attempting to alter the constitutional order, refusing to recognize the legitimacy of the current government, and failing to condemn human rights violations that the plaintiffs claim occurred between 2004 and 2012. They are also accused of acting against Georgia’s territorial integrity and attempting to draw the country into a military conflict with Russia.

As for "Lelo – Strong Georgia"—founded by politicians Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze—the ruling party accuses the group of supporting the formation of a "technical government" in 2022, refusing to recognize the incumbent authorities, and participating in campaigns aimed at ousting the government between 2019 and 2025. As for the "For Georgia" party, led by former Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, the plaintiffs point to its stance regarding the dispersal of protests on June 20, 2019, and the 2021 arrest of opposition politician Nika Melia. Furthermore, "Georgian Dream" accuses the party of facilitating the interests of external forces and supporting the establishment of a police checkpoint in the village of Chorchana—actions that allegedly compromised the country's territorial integrity.

These accusations are set out in a lawsuit filed by the ruling party. The Constitutional Court has yet to issue a ruling on the merits of the case.