Georgian Parliament Overrides Veto of ‘Foreign Agent’ Law
- President had said law puts Georgia’s EU, NATO goals at risk
- Ruling party faces protests over law targeting NGOs, media
The Georgian parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Georgian lawmakers overrode a presidential veto of a controversial “foreign agent” law on Tuesday, ignoring massive protests against what the US and the European Union have condemned as a “Kremlin-inspired” measure.
The ruling Georgian Dream party voted in parliament to adopt the law on the “transparency of foreign influence” over the objection of President Salome Zourabichvili. She has backed the protesters and warned that the legislation threatens Georgia’s ambitions of joining the EU and NATO.