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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

Georgian parliament overrides veto by president on ‘foreign influence’ law

A crowd of protesters holding Georgian and EU flags
Protesters demonstrate outside Georgia’s parliament as it votes to overrule President Salome Zourabichvili’s veto. Photograph: Vano Shlamov/AFP/Getty Images

Georgia’s parliament has voted to override a presidential veto on the controversial “foreign influence” law, a move that is poised to derail the EU aspirations of many Georgians in favour of closer ties with Moscow.

The divisive bill, which requires civil society organisations and media that receive more than 20% of their revenues from abroad to register as “organisations serving the interests of a foreign power”, was approved by the parliament earlier this month.

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