Georgian president vetoes controversial foreign agents bill: “This law must be repealed”

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili announced on Saturday that she has vetoed a draft law on foreign agents.
Zourabichvili had said previously that she would veto the bill, which has sparked street protests. However, her decision can be overridden by another vote in parliament, controlled by Georgia's ruling party and its allies.
"Today, I vetoed a Russian law. This law is Russian in its essence and spirit," Zourabichvili said in a video statement. "It contradicts our constitution and all European standards, therefore it represents an obstacle to our European path… This law must be repealed.”
However, the Georgian Parliament is widely expected to overturn the veto.
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[@bobwoods1302]

Everyone wants to live free.

[@gitwindoixphog613]

The foreign influence in Georgia must be worse than imaginable if the response is this intense. Btw, the president of Georgia is French!

[@brianniziol6479]

Russian law? It is almost word for word of an American law. What nation would be so stupid as to not ask where NGO money is coming from?

[@cobblehillsfighter]

That bill is a must against NGO, that creating maidans…better is cancell all of those NGO

[@sergeikhripun]

Georgia wasn’t to be next Ukraine.

[@user-mi4hd7le4w]

Foreign Agents Registration Act, FARA) - закон США, принятый в 1938 году, требующий, чтобы иностранные агенты в США, представляющие интересы иностранных держав в «политическом или квазиполитическом качестве», раскрывали свои отношения с иностранным правительством и информацию о соответствующей деятельности и финансах. Америка приняла этот закон почти 100 лет назад, так почему Грузии нельзя сделать тоже самое??? Держись Грузия!!!

[@dorfit9749]

Зачем стремиться к США, если Грузия стремиться к Европе?

[@AtariForeva]

She'll be out in no time.

[@frank5d289]

The Canadian government appeals Supreme Court decisions

[@FhhffvFgcefhi]

European Union alignment is a smart choice

[@SenorBeavis-qn3gy]

She's not even from Georgia why is she even Prime Minister

[@Georgianmapping19283]

Ivanisvhili is russian in your logic

[@SenorBeavis-qn3gy]

@@Georgianmapping19283 not even close

[@psnaris]

Plus born and lived most of her life in France. You bet she's gung-ho on the EU.

[@gavintoole9325]

Assuming your Canadian as your watching Canadian news, I’ve seen lots of comments that are pro Russian from Canadians. Very easy to be pro Russia when it doesn’t actually affect your day to day.

[@degviela]

So what,better to be under EU where there is respect for rule of law and you have freedom of spech go try that in Russia want to see how far it will take you.👍

[@cable46]

@@degviela Don't kid yourself, the EU is tyranny.

[@nekozaemon3803]

Mazl tov.

[@ketevanmirziashvili7249]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@andrewign5806]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤❤❤

[@psnaris]

How democratic of her.

[@nekozaemon3803]

It's not like veto is a legitimate democratic practice.

[@jacksondevine3870]

Checks and balances yo!
It's literally how democracy works😂

[@n000rmann]

West with Georgia! 🇪🇺✌️🇵🇱✌️🇬🇪