Georgia president vetoes controversial 'foreign influence' law
The president of Georgia has announced that she vetoed a draft law on foreign agents. "Today I set a veto... on the law, which is Russian in its essence, and which contradicts our constitution," Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said in a televised statement.
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- Published Date: 05:39 | 18 May 2024
- Modified Date: 05:39 | 18 May 2024
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili on Saturday put a mostly symbolic veto on the "foreign influence" law that sparked unprecedented protests and warnings from Brussels that the measure would undermine Tbilisi's European aspirations.
"Today I set a veto... on the law, which is Russian in its essence, and which contradicts our constitution," she said in a televised statement, speaking about the bill that critics describe as resembling Russian legislation used to silence dissent.
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