The television station of the same name, founded by the pro-Russian, homophobic, and violent group Alt-Info, has ceased broadcasting in its current format. In the final broadcast, one of the leaders of Alt-Info, Giorgi Kardava, cited the election results and insufficient financial resources as the reasons for this decision.
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"Our television cannot continue operating in this format simply because it, along with our party infrastructure, has relied on the donations and funds of ordinary people - our viewers and comrades-in-arms. Clearly, we cannot continue asking our viewers and supporters to sustain such a large-scale television operation indefinitely, as it is incredibly challenging and, from a financial standpoint, unsustainable.
As a result, we will need to reorganize and modify our broadcasting. We are still uncertain in what form we will return to our audience and how we will continue our political and informational efforts. We do not yet have concrete answers, as there are many issues to address and analyze. We are currently working on how to secure these funds and what format our broadcasting might take, including standard broadcasting. At the moment, we are focused entirely on these considerations.
We are in a difficult situation. All our plans, final resources, and expectations were invested in this election. We anticipated different results, but what we will do now is work with what we have," Kardava said.
Following the disbanding of the Conservative Movement party, Alt-Info aligned with the Patriots’ Alliance for the elections. As per the Central Election Commission's published results, this party failed to cross the 5% electoral threshold, receiving only 50,596 votes (2.4%).
Shortly before the parliamentary elections, the United States Treasury Department sanctioned the founders of Alt-Info, Zurab Makharadze and businessman Konstantine Morgoshia. Alt-Info immediately acknowledged the sanctions as a "very serious" financial setback.
