He was elected as Chairman of the United National Movement in January 2023, defeating his predecessor Nika Melia, but resigned in June 2024 due to a degradation of his health following an assault by police officers during large-scale demonstrations.
At the age of 20, he joined public administration and was appointed as Head of the Youth Affairs Department of the Isani-Samgori District in Tbilisi, at the time under the solid control of the United National Movement.
He routinely made controversial statements against the Georgian Dream-led government, often being accused of promoting "unfounded conspiracy theories" or populistic ideals, including by alleging that Cartu Bank had been set up by Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili to launder money,[3] calling for the resignation of the government's economic council for failing to address poverty in the country,[4] and calling the distribution of 745,000 GEL in bonuses to members of the High Council of Justice a form of corruption.
[9] Most notably, he criticized the mayor's decision to abolish the Land Zoning Board and 19 other regulatory councils,[10] while accusing local officials of corruption by handing out public contracts to political figures close to Georgian Dream.
[13] During the COVID-19-related lockdown in Georgia that involved the ban of vehicle transport, he revealed footage of former Chief Prosecutor Otar Partskhaladze driving a car, in violation of the state of emergency.
He was one of UNM's leaders to launch demonstrations in June 2018 against the Georgian Government over the killing of two teenagers during a street fight in Downtown Tbilisi, protests during which he was arrested for insulting police officers.
[16] In December 2019, he led protests that called for the resignation of Tbilisi City Assemblyman Erekle Kukhianidze (GD) who had publicly criticized Vazha Gaprindashvili, a Georgian doctor that had been jailed by Russian forces in South Ossetia seeking to provide care in the separatist region.
In the middle of a speech, three GD City Assemblymen (Alexandre Khujadze, Avtandil Tsintsadze and Tarash Shurgaia) assaulted him, resulting in injuries sustained to his face and a black eye.
[19] On June 19, 2020, Levan Khabeishvili was nominated a group of more than a dozen opposition parties as nominee for the Parliament Majoritarian District of Samgori,[20] while appearing as 35th on UNM's electoral list.
Khabeishvili reiterated his calls for new legislative elections after the return and subsequent arrest of exiled former president Mikheil Saakashvili in October 2021, taking part in large rallies organized for his release.
[32] On November 9, 2021, he led a massive rally in front of the State Chancellery during which he engaged in a confrontation with police officers as he attempted to spray paint the words "Free Misha" (a slogan used by activists supporting the release of Saakashvili) on the ground.
[37] During the 2021 local elections, Levan Khabeishvili endorsed Nika Melia's run for Mayor of Tbilisi and backed his plan to boost social welfare programs for children living under the line of poverty.
[42] On January 18, 2022, he was selected as UNM's new Anti-Corruption Secretary during a reorganization of the party,[43] launching a nationwide campaign aiming at unveiling cases of corruption at the state and local levels.
After five suspects were arrested in an international money laundering scheme in 2022 linked to call centers, Khabeishvili accused Russia-based and GD-affiliated businessman Ucha Mamatsashvili of benefiting from them under a legal cover provided by Grigol Liluashvili, the powerful head of the State Security Service.
Khabeishvili himself was violently beaten on April 28, allegedly by members of the Interior Ministry's Special Forces Unit, a case that brought global attention to the situation in Georgia.
[52] Citing a degradation to his health since the assault, Levan Khabeishvili resigned from the chairmanship of the United National Movement on June 8 and was replaced by fellow MP Tinatin Bokuchava.