On October 4, 2025, the day of the local self-government elections (which were boycotted by a large part of the pro-Western opposition), while at a polling station, Tbilisi mayoral candidate Kakha Kaladze called journalists ill-mannered.

The incident took place in Tbilisi, at the 64th polling station. After voting, Kakha Kaladze spoke about the protection of freedom of speech and expression in the country. A journalist from Formula asked him what this meant, to which he replied, “There is some decency, there is ethics, I understand that you have neither the one nor the other.”