In response, opposition parties will sign the Georgian Charter, a joint action plan proposed by President Salome Zurabishvili.
The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili signed the law on the transparency of foreign influence, the so-called law on “foreign agents”. He announced this in a briefing on Monday, June 3.
Papuashvili said the law took effect immediately after it was signed.
Meanwhile, opposition parties in Tbilisi are now signing the Georgian Charter, a joint action plan proposed by Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili. Almost all major pro-Western opposition parties have previously expressed their support for the Charter.
As you know, the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence provides for the creation of a register of “foreign agents”, which will indicate all non-profit legal entities and media outlets financed from abroad more than at 20%. The ruling Georgian Dream party introduced it twice in parliament. In March 2023, after its initial introduction, it was withdrawn due to many protests. However, in April 2024, Georgian Dream reintroduced it.
For the second time, despite the mass protests that accompanied the discussion of the law, it was adopted – on May 14, the Georgian parliament approved it in the third reading. On May 18, President Salome Zurabishvili vetoed the law, but parliament was able to override it with a majority vote of the ruling party.
Meanwhile, Georgia’s non-governmental organizations said they would not comply with the law on “foreign agents.”
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