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Kvitsiani is one of the leaders of the [[Alliance of Patriots of Georgia]], a populist party that gained six seats in the parliamentary elections in Georgia in October 2016.<ref name="AofP Website" />
In 2018, Kvitsiani proposed a law to ban the wearing of [[burqa]] and [[niqab]] in public. The parliament of Georgia considered the proposal.<ref name="dfwatch.net">{{Cite web|url=https://dfwatch.net/georgias-parliament-to-consider-a-ban-on-wearing-burqa-and-niqab-in-public-52732|title = Georgia's parliament to consider a ban on wearing burqa and niqab in public|date = 26 December 2018}}</ref> Kvitsiani has also been seen at several rallies in Tbilisi held by [[Georgian March]], a far-right, anti-LGBT and anti-immigration group.<ref name="dfwatch.net"/>
During a televised interview in April 2018, Kvitsiani said that he was forced to collaborate with Russian special services, notably with the [[GRU (Russian Federation)|GRU]]. He said that he was forced to make statements by them, although "as for statements, for me an important thing was, that they [Russian special services] would not offer me any activities, but statements meant nothing for me." He said that his family was held in Moscow and he had to make these statements to save his family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://saqinform.ge/news/37514/kodoris+movlenebi+-+emzar+kviciani+adasturebs%2C+rom+ruseTis+specsamsaxurebis+davalebas+asrulebda.html|title=
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