MEP Juknevičienė says Georgia’s ruling party ‘following Kremlin playbook’ after bid to ban opposition groups

Member of the European Parliament Rasa Juknevičienė on Tuesday criticised the Georgian ruling party’s move to seek the ban of major opposition political forces in the country, calling the development “shocking”.

Juknevičienė was responding to the Georgian Dream party’s constitutional lawsuit requesting that the activities of the United National Movement, the Coalition for Change and Strong Georgia – Lelo be declared unconstitutional and the parties prohibited.

“A shocking news from Georgia - ruling Georgian Dream filed a lawsuit to ban three major opposition forces - the United National Movement, Lelo and Ahali–New (part of Coalition for Change). Georgian Dream is becoming Lukashenka’s twin - straight from the Kremlin’s playbook”, she wrote in a social media post.