Constitutional Court of Georgia allowed to start the process of impeachment of the President

The Constitutional Court of Georgia has issued a ruling on the impeachment petition against President Salome Zurabishvili, recognizing that she traveled to Europe in violation of the country's Constitution. This was reported by the publication "Georgia Online".


The decision was made on Monday, October 16. Six of the nine judges of the Constitutional Court voted in favor of this step.


The initiative to impeach the president was supported by the "Georgian Dream" party, which is in power. The discussion of this issue in the Constitutional Court of Georgia lasted three days.


The head of the Constitutional Court of Georgia, Merab Turava, said that the decision was accompanied by the opinion of three members of the Constitutional Court plenum.


According to Turava, the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, violated the Constitution of the country by fulfilling her representative duties in the field of international relations without the government's consent. This is a violation of Article 52, paragraph 1, subparagraph "a" of Article 52 of the Constitution of Georgia.


This court decision paves the way for the start of the impeachment process.