"We've participated in all elections. Even when they tried to annul us, we still managed to register through finding other partners. We have our political agenda, and whether it's snap parliamentary elections or local elections, we'll participate," said Konstantine Morgoshia, leader of the Conservatives for Georgia party.
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The National Agency of Public Registry registered Alt-Info's party on April 22. Giorgi Kardava is the party chair.
The party resumed broadcasting both online and via a TV channel after it ceased operations last October. The channel is known for its pro-Russian and homophobic sentiments. Alt-Info leaders explained the decision by citing the low results received in the October 26, 2024, parliamentary elections.
Alt-Info ran in the elections through the Patriots' Alliance party, because the Public Registry Agency annulled their party, Conservative Movement, in April.
The Patriots' Alliance failed to cross the 5% election threshold, receiving only 50,596 votes (2.4%).
Shortly before the parliamentary elections, the U.S. Department of Treasury sanctioned Alt-Info founders Zurab Makharadze and businessman Konstantine Morgoshia.
Alt-Info, a radical group known for its violent actions and for promoting hate speech and threats that incite violence, has for years propagated against Georgia's allies and its Western, Euro-Atlantic course recognized by the constitution. Alt-Info believes that Georgia has no European future and that only Russia can save the country. Alt-Info has also burned EU flags.
The radical group Alt-Info was the organizer of the violent events of July 5, 2021, which resulted in 53 media representatives being physically assaulted. TV Pirveli cameraman Lekso Lashkarava, who was a victim of brutal violence while performing his professional duties on July 5, was found dead in his home on the night of July 11.
