Ruling party extends Investigative Commission mandate, vows legal action against “agent parties”

Mamuka Mdinaradze, leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party’s parliamentary majority, announced on Monday that the party has decided to extend the mandate of the parliamentary investigative commission by one month. The commission, originally tasked with investigating alleged abuses during the previous administration (2003–2012), will now continue its work through the current political period, including the upcoming local elections.

Mdinaradze stated that the commission has received hundreds of citizen complaints detailing alleged crimes committed by representatives of the former ruling party, the United National Movement (UNM), and its affiliate groups. Due to the volume of information and complexity of the cases, the ruling party agreed to prolong the commission’s activities until after the elections, even though this may allow opposition parties to participate in the vote.

“Let the Georgian people give their answer to the agent-led parties during the municipal elections. After our victory, we will prepare a solid, evidence-based constitutional lawsuit aimed at banning the collective National Movement once and for all,” Mdinaradze said.

The ruling party leader stressed that Georgian Dream does not want to be accused of rushing to ban opposition forces before elections and will avoid fast-tracking legal action that could be seen as politically motivated. However, he maintained that the commission’s work will reveal further damaging information, reinforcing the party’s goal of legally removing “agent-driven” political forces from Georgia’s political spectrum.

Mdinaradze also warned that external actors would not be allowed to interfere in Georgia’s internal matters and reiterated that attempts by foreign-backed political agents to destabilize the country will fail.