MEPs say a party ban would be a step toward one-party rule; Kobakhidze calls it interference
In a joint statement, David McAllister, Nils Ušakovs and Rasa Juknevičienė said Georgian Dream's call for dialogue cannot mask its attempt to ban opposition parties, and urged the Council to impose targeted sanctions. On 24 October Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze called such assessments political interference and said the lawsuit is needed to end polarisation.
Official statements from both sides. MEPs' statement via Netgazeti (23 Oct); Kobakhidze's reply via Interpressnews (24 Oct): https://www.interpressnews.ge/en/article/150423-irakli-kobakhidze-on-european-parliament-statement-regarding-lawsuit-to-ban-parties-without-a-successful-lawsuit-we-will-remain-trapped-in-a-vicious-cycle-of-polarization-and-that-is-exactly-what-rasa-and-her-allies-want/ . Original text on the European Parliament website not found.