The Temporary Investigative Commission of the Parliament, established in February 2025, was an illegal mechanism created by “Georgian Dream” to destroy opposition parties and eliminate pluralistic democracy in the country, reads the report, issued by the Transparency International Georgia.
“The Commission was formed in gross violation of the Constitution and the Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, as the “members of Parliament” elected from the “Georgian Dream” list were removed from the “Georgian Dream” faction, and through the creation of fictitious so-called “opposition factions” and their inclusion in the Commission, an attempt was made to give the public the impression that the opposition was also represented in the Commission.
Furthermore, the mandate granted to the Commission by Parliament far exceeded the limits defined by the Parliament’s Rules of Procedure for such a commission.
One of the fundamental pillars of democracy is party pluralism, that is, a multi-party system. There can be no democracy in a country where people do not have a real opportunity to unite in political parties that, in their view, best reflect their own visions, perspectives, and opinions regarding the country’s development.
The declared goal of the de facto ruling force of Georgian Dream, which it has been consistently pursuing over the past year, is the banning of opposition parties and, ultimately, the dismantling of pluralist democracy in the country. One of the main effective mechanisms for achieving this goal became the so-called Parliamentary Temporary Investigative Commission established in February 2025”, - reads the report.