Freedom Square: GD Government Refused Party Registration for Second Time
The Freedom Square political party has accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of refusing to officially register the party after the Public Registry rejected its application for the second time. The party alleges political bias behind the decision and claims that Georgian Dream is obstructing its registration because it realizes that new political forces are the main obstacle to its corrupt and repressive policies.
In a Facebook statement, the party emphasized that its members have entered political life “with a clean slate,” unaffiliated with any of the country’s previous ruling parties. The announcement also appealed to supporters for financial contributions to help “build a responsible, accountable, and democratic political party.”
“[Georgian] Dream’s decisions and bureaucratic tricks will not stop us from building our party,” read the statement. Party leader Levan Tsutskiridze wrote in a Facebook post, “In the end, they will have to register us!” He added that the party plans to convene a new congress and expand its outreach efforts.
The Freedom Square movement officially transitioned into a political party on March 8, following its founding congress. The movement was initially established in 2024 ahead of the October 26 elections and participated as part of the opposition Strong Georgia coalition, which was founded by Lelo Party leaders. During the founding congress, the party announced its decision to continue as an independent political force.
The party’s allegations come as the GD pushes forward a legislative package that authorizes the Constitutional Court to prohibit opposition groups whose leadership, objectives, or activities are identical to those of the previously banned party. It also allows the Court to ban the political group “whose aim is to overthrow or change Georgia’s constitutional order by force, undermine the country’s independence, violate its territorial integrity, engage in war or violence propaganda, incite national, regional, religious, or social strife.” The bill also envisages banning “successor parties” The law aims to ban political forces “whose activities, the personal composition of decision-makers, or statutory goals” are identical to those of the already banned ones.
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