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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

Georgian president vetoes ‘foreign influence’ law

A line of protesters hold Georgian flags as others behind them hold up phones
Protesters in Tbilisi demonstrate against the law this week after it was voted through by the Georgian parliament. Photograph: Nicolo Vincenzo Malvestuto/Getty Images

Georgia’s president has vetoed a “foreign agents” bill that has split the country and appealed to the government not to overrule her over a law she said was “Russian in sprit and essence”.

Salome Zourabichvili followed through on her stated intention to use her veto on Saturday although the governing Georgian Dream party has the votes to disregard her intervention.

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