Georgia‘s parliament on Tuesday overrode President Salome Zourabichvili‘s veto of the “foreign influence” invoice handed earlier this month.
During a plenary session within the nation’s capital Tbilisi, 66 lawmakers voted towards Zourabichvili’s veto, whereas none opposed, Georgia’s public broadcaster reported.
A day earlier, the parliament’s authorized affairs committee rejected Zourabichvili’s veto of the invoice “On Transparency of Foreign Influence,” which has been criticized by the EU and U.S.
On May 18, Zourabichvili declared that she vetoed the invoice, days after it was adopted by a majority vote within the third and closing studying by parliament.
The invoice requires organizations, together with media retailers, which obtain greater than 20% of their funding from abroad, to register with the state. It additionally requires them to publish annual monetary stories.
The invoice, which was first launched in March 2023, was shelved after it triggered mass protests that resulted within the arrest of 66 folks and the harm of greater than 50 legislation enforcement officers however was reintroduced to parliament early final month, reigniting the protests.
Critics say the invoice would undermine democracy, labeling it a “Russian law,” however members of the ruling majority argue it will enhance transparency.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
