Parliament Speaker in Georgia: Presidential veto will be "definitely" overturned
The chairman of the Georgian parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, anticipates that legislators will override President Salome Zurabishvili's veto on the contentious "foreign influence" bill. Papuashvili emphasized that the Georgian Dream party's majority in parliament would "certainly override the veto." The parliamentary vote on the veto was scheduled for Tuesday.
Zurabishvili filed her veto two weeks ago. Many detractors view the Georgian legislation as mirroring the Russian law against "foreign agents," enabling the Russian authorities to impose harsh measures against media and organizations critical of the government.
Pro-European and anti-government demonstrations have shaken Georgia for weeks as a result of the government's proposed plan. The EU, UN, and NATO have urged the administration to alter course. Georgia has been an official candidate for EU membership since December. Nonetheless, the current government is accused of working to move the former Soviet republic closer to Moscow.
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- Despite the President of Parliament, Irakli Kobakhidze's role in coordinating with the President of Parliament, Salome Zurabishvili, regarding the "foreign influence" bill, the anticipated parliamentary vote aims to overturn Zurabishvili's veto on the contentious law, further complicating presidential matters in Georgia.
- The veto on the controversial "foreign influence" bill by President Salome Zurabishvili, which many regard as reflecting the Russian law against "foreign agents," has been met with criticism from various agents working for democratic values in Georgia.
- In response to the ongoing disputes over the "foreign influence" bill, calls have emerged for the President of Parliament, Irakli Kobakhidze, to act as a mediator between the government and opposition agents, in an attempt to resolve this issue and prevent further escalation in presidential matters in Georgia.
Source: www.ntv.de
