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Georgia’s top court hears lawsuit to ban main opposition parties in latest crackdown on dissent

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BATUMI, Georgia (AP) — The Constitutional Court in the South Caucasus nation of Georgia began hearings Wednesday on a lawsuit by the ruling Georgian Dream party seeking to ban five major opposition parties, a move critics say would effectively eliminate political competition.

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    BATUMI, Georgia (AP) — The Constitutional Court in the South Caucasus nation of Georgia began hearings Wednesday on a lawsuit by the ruling Georgian Dream party seeking to ban five major opposition parties, a move critics say would effectively eliminate political competition.

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