Georgian parliament committee rejects presidential veto of the divisive ‘foreign agents’ legislation
- Georgian lawmakers rejected President Zourabichvili's veto on the "foreign agents" legislation, allowing the bill to be enacted.
- The veto override was successful with an 84 to 4 vote, passing the bill into law.
- President Zourabichvili, known for criticizing the ruling party, vetoed the bill on May 18.
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Georgia parliament overrides president veto of controversial ‘foreign influence’ bill
The ruling Georgian Dream party overrode a veto from President Salome Zourabichvili Tuesday allowing controversial “foreign influence” legislation affecting media and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the country to become law. The parliament overwhelmingly voted with 66 votes in favor of overriding Zourabichvili’s veto and voted with a majority of 84-4 votes in favor of the bill, giving the president five days to sign the bill or leave i…

Georgia parliament votes to override veto of foreign agent bill
Vote sets the stage for the speaker of parliament to sign the bill into law
The new legislation labels NGOs and media that receive funding from abroad as “organizations that pursue the interests of a foreign power”. Harsh criticism from the US and the EU
President Zurabishvili recently vetoed the controversial law because she believes it violates Georgia's constitution and European standards.
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