Tea Tsulukiani: Government to launch procedures to ban UNM’s political activities

Georgian UFC super lightweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has voiced his interest in participating in a UFC event planned to take place at the White House next year.“I want to participate in the event that will be held at the White House next year. Even if my fight is the first in the lineup, I will be happy, because I know that Ilia Topuria, Conor McGregor, and Jon Jones also want to compete there,” Dvalishvili told Media Scrum.The idea of hosting UFC fights at the White House was proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, who envisions the event taking place on July 4, 2026, in celebration of America’s 250th Independence Day anniversary.UFC President Dana White has confirmed the competition will go ahead, describing it as one of the most spectacular sporting shows the organization has ever staged.

“We start on 4 October, we finish on 4 October— this is inevitable, we will definitely win,” said Paata Burchuladze, leader of the Rustaveli Avenue movement.According to him, the event is not a rally but a public meeting, where several issues will be discussed, including the formation of a technical government.“The only question months ago was whether enough people would come. I believe even more people will gather. This is not a rally — this is a national assembly. At the assembly, we will discuss whether the citizens of Georgia want to take power into their own hands, based on the constitution, and reclaim their country. I am sure no one doubts the answer will be yes. From the moment we vote, we become the masters of this country. After that, power must be in the hands of the people,” Burchuladze stated.He emphasized that a temporary technical government should be appointed, composed of professionals and honest individuals, which he said are rare today. According to Burchuladze, this government must oversee the process until new parliamentary elections are held, after which the winning political party will form the ruling government.

The Georgian Dream–Democratic Georgia party’s candidate for Tbilisi mayor, incumbent Mayor Kakha Kaladze, met with residents of the Nadzaladevi district, where he urged them to support the party’s majoritarian candidates in the upcoming city council elections, the party’s press service reported.In his address, Kaladze highlighted ongoing and planned projects in the capital and thanked the ruling team for their backing.“We are all fighting to protect the independence and sovereignty of our country. Each of us has an important role in this struggle. The development of the country is unthinkable without peace. If we had not fought for peace, we would not be able to talk about the projects being implemented in the city,” Kaladze said, adding that despite “attacks, slander, insults, and threats,” the government remains committed to safeguarding the interests of the country and its people.He also emphasized that Georgia “will not tolerate” external pressure.“We will not allow anyone from outside to dictate hostile tasks. A true friend would never tell you to start a war in your country,” Kaladze noted.The mayor expressed gratitude to Georgian Dream supporters for their cooperation, describing his role as both an honor and a responsibility.“I am happy to have the opportunity to serve our beautiful capital and its people. October 4 is another important date for our country and our city, so that we can continue projects in the areas of parks, squares, housing, and many others. We will not leave anyone alone with their problems. The most important condition for development is lasting peace, because peace brings prosperity to every family,” Kaladze said.He also wished success to the majoritarian candidates of Nadzaladevi.The meeting was attended by the head of Georgian Dream’s Tbilisi election headquarters, Levan Machavariani, along with the district’s majoritarian candidates.

“The government will file a lawsuit in the Constitutional Court in October to declare the United National Movement (UNM) and its affiliated parties considered as a collective UNM as unconstitutional,” Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told reporters.According to the PM, this is a democratic process.“The government will file a lawsuit in the Constitutional Court in October to declare the United National Movement (UNM) and its affiliated parties considered as a collective UNM as unconstitutional. This is a democratic process, and this lawsuit will be filed,” he said.As Tea Tsulukiani, Chair of the Interim Parliamentary Investigation Commission, announced, the parliamentary majority and Georgian Dream (GD) party decided that the investigation commission’s report should become the basis to launch procedures in the Constitutional Court to ban political activities of the United National Movement (UNM).

“I want to appeal to our Abkhazian fellows residing across the Enguri Bridge that trust, relations, can only be restored to each other through peace,” said Georgian Public Defender Levan Ioseliani at the Enguri Bridge.According to the Public Defender, human rights cannot be protected without peace.“There are no human rights where there is war and no peace. Therefore, we should foremost think about what we have in common, how to restore what was lost, and then everything will resolve itself, including the problems that our citizens face on the other side of the bridge,” he said.Today, Georgia commemorates the 32nd anniversary of the fall of Sokhumi, Russian-occupied Abkhazia region.