Georgia's Parliament adopts foreign agents law in second reading despite protests
Photo: Parliament of Georgia (parliament.ge)
On Wednesday, May 1, the Georgian parliament adopted the controversial law on foreign agents in the second reading, despite widespread protests, as reported by Echo of the Caucasus.
As reported, 83 deputies voted in favor of the controversial law, while 23 voted against it.
Earlier, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said that the vote on the bill in the third and final reading would take place in two weeks.
At the same time, President Salome Zurabishvili, who has distanced herself from the policies of the ruling Georgian Dream party, promised to veto the document if it is adopted in the third reading.
However, the ruling party has enough votes to override the presidential veto.
The Law on foreign agents in Georgia
On April 17, the Georgian parliament adopted a controversial draft law on foreign agents in the first reading.
The parliament's actions caused a series of protests near the parliament in Tbilisi. Protesters called for the rejection of the law in the second reading.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili immediately announced that she would veto the law if parliament approved it.
Recently, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the controversial law on foreign agents passed in Georgia in the first reading. The law could pose a threat to the country's accession to the EU.
Today, the European Parliament called to deprive Georgia of its candidate status for accession to the European Union.
Read more about the reasons for the mass protests, the threats to Georgia's European path, and whether the use of force will cause a new revolution in the material of RBC-Ukraine.
