Ruling party vows to initiate legal process to declare UNM, “satellite, successor” parties unconstitutional

The Political Council of the ruling Georgian Dream party on Tuesday said it would initiate a legal process that would result in the opposition United National Movement party and all its “satellite or successor” parties being declared unconstitutional “once a constitutional majority is secured” in the parliamentary elections scheduled for October 26.

The statement stressed the Georgian Dream needed to secure a constitutional majority to “improve the quality of the domestic political system”.

First of all, we need to secure a constitutional majority in order to qualitatively improve the political system, which cannot be achieved without removing the collective United National Movement from politics. Upon securing a constitutional majority, we will initiate a legal process that will result in the United National Movement and all its satellite or successor parties being declared unconstitutional”, the ruling party said.

It added the authorities had not been able to prosecute UNM for “objective reasons” in the 12 years since the “removal of the criminal regime from power”.

Although 12 years have passed since the criminal regime was removed from power, it has yet to be prosecuted, which has its own objective reasons. First and foremost, the non-prosecution of the criminals was demanded by their foreign protectors, which created a major obstacle to putting the regime on trial. Nevertheless, we were able to prosecute dozens of high-, middle-, and low-ranking regime officials, including the former President, the former Prime Minister, former ministers and other top officials for specific, serious crimes. The corresponding rulings as a whole have created a solid basis over the years for prosecuting the regime”, the statement said.

The party further claimed rulings made over the years with relation to the criminal cases had “created a solid basis for prosecuting” the UNM “regime”.

The collective National Movement still has powerful external protectors. These are the forces that provided the local and international coordination of all the campaigns waged against Georgia, including the second front campaign. We must show these forces that the removal of the collective National Movement from the political system is the decision of the largest, constitutional majority of the Georgian people. The October elections must become a political verdict akin to that of Nuremberg for the National Movement, which will create a solid foundation for the relevant legal process. Considering the external factors, it is essential for the Georgian Dream to obtain a constitutional majority in order to prosecute the National Movement”, the ruling party noted.

The Georgian Dream party further urged all fellow citizens who “value peace, stability, and traditional values” in Georgia to come out on October 26 and create a “solid” foundation to protect Georgia’s national identity and ensure a bright future for the country.