
Georgian opposition parties announce alliance and ‘common strategy’ to end Georgian Dream rule
The parties within the alliance have a history of grievances with each other.

The parties within the alliance have a history of grievances with each other.

Melia is already serving an eight-month sentence for failing to appear before an anti-opposition parliamentary commission.

Georgian Dream is seeking to ban three major opposition parties through a Constitutional Court lawsuit.

Georgia’s ruling party is preparing to start a constitutional case against major opposition groups.

Georgian Dream has publicly declared its intention to ban the main opposition parties.

Georgian opposition leader Nika Melia was punched while giving an interview to media in western Georgia, with his attacker presumably remaining at large. Melia was attacked on Sunday as he was campaigning for October’s parliamentary elections in the western Georgian town of Samtredia. Melia is the co-chair of the opposition party Ahali and a member of Coalition for Change, together with the Droa, and Girchi — More Freedom parties. Footage of the incident shows the attacker punching Melia,

Three Georgian opposition parties — Ahali, Droa, and Girchi — More Freedom, have announced that they will run a joint list for October’s parliamentary elections. The party’s leaders made the announcement at a briefing on Tuesday, adding that they would campaign together. The new grouping will be listed in the 26 October parliamentary elections under the number 4. Gvaramia set out three principles behind the grouping: Georgia’s membership of Western society, non-cooperation with the ‘regime’