Mandatory credit: Georgian Parliament Press Service
Georgia's parliament successfully overrode President Salome Zurabishvili's veto, which had blocked the adoption of the law on foreign agents, in Tbilisi on Tuesday.
"The first vote is on the veto, motivated by remarks by the President of Georgia on the Law of Georgia on Transparency of Foreign Influence, please switch on the voting mode. 0 in favour, 66 against, remarks not accepted. Now we are voting on the original version, which the Parliament has already adopted in three readings. [...] 84 in favour, and 4 against, the law has been adopted," announced Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.
According to media reports, most opposition party members left the session hall and joined the protest on Rustaveli Avenue.
On May 14, the Georgian Parliament approved the bill in its third reading with a significant majority; 84 votes in favour and 30 against. President Salome Zurabishvili announced on May 18 that she vetoed the law, calling the document 'an obstacle on our European path'.
In turn, the Georgian parliament announced that MPs would begin the veto override procedure on May 27. The law will be sent to the president again once the necessary number of votes is obtained. If Zurabishvili refuses to sign the law, it will be signed and published by Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.
Protests against the legislation first began last month. Western nations and blocs, including the US, UK and EU, have condemned it, with the latter releasing a statement warning that the law 'is not in line with EU core norms and values' and would 'negatively impact Georgia's progress on its EU path'.
Under the legislation, those groups receiving more than 20 per cent of funding from abroad would be required to register as 'foreign agents'.
Critics have compared the bill to what they see as 'Russian' laws intended to stifle dissent, while the governing party claims the move is about transparency and protecting democracy from foreign interference and imposed 'pseudo-liberal values'.
Georgian parliament overrides President Zourabichvili's veto on 'foreign agent' law
Georgia's parliament successfully overrode President Salome Zurabishvili's veto, which had blocked the adoption of the law on foreign agents, in Tbilisi on Tuesday.
"The first vote is on the veto, motivated by remarks by the President of Georgia on the Law of Georgia on Transparency of Foreign Influence, please switch on the voting mode. 0 in favour, 66 against, remarks not accepted. Now we are voting on the original version, which the Parliament has already adopted in three readings. [...] 84 in favour, and 4 against, the law has been adopted," announced Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.
According to media reports, most opposition party members left the session hall and joined the protest on Rustaveli Avenue.
On May 14, the Georgian Parliament approved the bill in its third reading with a significant majority; 84 votes in favour and 30 against. President Salome Zurabishvili announced on May 18 that she vetoed the law, calling the document 'an obstacle on our European path'.
In turn, the Georgian parliament announced that MPs would begin the veto override procedure on May 27. The law will be sent to the president again once the necessary number of votes is obtained. If Zurabishvili refuses to sign the law, it will be signed and published by Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.
Protests against the legislation first began last month. Western nations and blocs, including the US, UK and EU, have condemned it, with the latter releasing a statement warning that the law 'is not in line with EU core norms and values' and would 'negatively impact Georgia's progress on its EU path'.
Under the legislation, those groups receiving more than 20 per cent of funding from abroad would be required to register as 'foreign agents'.
Critics have compared the bill to what they see as 'Russian' laws intended to stifle dissent, while the governing party claims the move is about transparency and protecting democracy from foreign interference and imposed 'pseudo-liberal values'.
Mandatory credit: Georgian Parliament Press Service
Georgia's parliament successfully overrode President Salome Zurabishvili's veto, which had blocked the adoption of the law on foreign agents, in Tbilisi on Tuesday.
"The first vote is on the veto, motivated by remarks by the President of Georgia on the Law of Georgia on Transparency of Foreign Influence, please switch on the voting mode. 0 in favour, 66 against, remarks not accepted. Now we are voting on the original version, which the Parliament has already adopted in three readings. [...] 84 in favour, and 4 against, the law has been adopted," announced Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.
According to media reports, most opposition party members left the session hall and joined the protest on Rustaveli Avenue.
On May 14, the Georgian Parliament approved the bill in its third reading with a significant majority; 84 votes in favour and 30 against. President Salome Zurabishvili announced on May 18 that she vetoed the law, calling the document 'an obstacle on our European path'.
In turn, the Georgian parliament announced that MPs would begin the veto override procedure on May 27. The law will be sent to the president again once the necessary number of votes is obtained. If Zurabishvili refuses to sign the law, it will be signed and published by Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.
Protests against the legislation first began last month. Western nations and blocs, including the US, UK and EU, have condemned it, with the latter releasing a statement warning that the law 'is not in line with EU core norms and values' and would 'negatively impact Georgia's progress on its EU path'.
Under the legislation, those groups receiving more than 20 per cent of funding from abroad would be required to register as 'foreign agents'.
Critics have compared the bill to what they see as 'Russian' laws intended to stifle dissent, while the governing party claims the move is about transparency and protecting democracy from foreign interference and imposed 'pseudo-liberal values'.