Venice Commission Criticises Georgia’s 2025 Amendments Extending Party Ban to Individuals

The Venice Commission, the Council of Europe’s advisory body, has warned that Georgia’s October 2025 legislative amendments that allow for extending the party ban to individual members are contrary to international standards of pluralism and democracy, and “risk undermining” the country’s constitutional order “profoundly,” rather than protecting it. In a 22-page opinion published on October 13 at …