The intention of the president of Georgia to veto the “foreign factors” law
| While the opposition's protest against the "foreign factors" law continues in Tbilisi, the president of Georgia has promised to veto this bill if it is finally approved, but he himself admitted that the members of parliament can override this veto. |
According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting Novosti news agency, the President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, announced yesterday, Wednesday, in an interview with the BBC television channel, that the legal bill “Transparency of foreign influence” under the title “Foreign factors” which is being considered in the parliament of this country
He said: “I will veto this law (on foreign agents), as with other laws related to the strategy and The recommendations of the European Union in the field of democracy are in conflict, I do.”
Ms. Zarobishvili also reminded that her veto will be overridden by the majority of parliamentarians.
On Wednesday, the Parliament of Georgia approved the “foreign factors” bill in the first reading. 83 representatives voted for it and this law did not have any dissenting votes.
The prime minister of Georgia called the president the cause of foreign influence
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze called Salome Zurabishvili, the president of this country, the cause of foreign influence. He said in a press conference: “Salome Zurabishvili herself is a foreign influencer.” Of course, he can only be the voice of a foreign power, a world war party, which we have talked about many times. The importance of approving the law of “external factors” Mamoka Pipia, the secretary of international affairs of the Georgian Solidarity Party for Peace, emphasized to reporters that the Georgian president’s veto on the approving The law of external factors will not have an effect.
He pointed to the fact that the overwhelming majority of parliamentarians will easily override such a veto, adding: “What in political life The country will change is that non-governmental organizations, whose budgets are paid by Western donors, can no longer direct the supply of money for dubious and political purposes.”
This politician. “The reaction of the opposition can be predicted, because they know that they are losing the main leverage of their influence on public opinion,” he said. I hope this law will be approved and will be considered as a real tool to strengthen the sovereignty of Georgia. And most importantly, many citizens of Georgia support this bill.
Last night, after the one-hour ultimatum given by the authorities to disperse, the protesters became more active in Tbilisi. After the end of the ultimatum of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, several thousand people who protested against the approval of the “Foreign Agents” law remained in front of the parliament building and moved towards the government building. By shouting slogans and holding the flags of Georgia and the European Union, they demanded the withdrawal of the foreign agents bill from the parliament.
According to the information of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Law and order in the places where the protesters had gathered, including in the area of the government office building, special security forces and police were mobilized, and the necessary equipment to disperse the gathering of people was also deployed in the place. The ministry reminded that, in order to prevent any disruption of law and order, the police are on duty in the center of the Georgian capital, and it is possible to use force against the protesters if needed. According to journalists, dozens of special forces of the Ministry of Interior of Georgia were on alert near the police buses.
There were no reports of clashes between protesters and the police or the arrest of activists. There is no opposition.
| © | Webangah News Hub has translated this news from the source of Tasnim News Agency |
