The “transparency of foreign influence” law is a turning point for the upcoming elections in Georgia

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, the Georgian parliament has veto power for the president. ignored and finally passed the “Transparency on Foreign Influence” law, which is considered to be in force with the signature of the Speaker of the Parliament.

However, the protests in this country continue. Although it is not strictly before. The Georgian authorities have firmly stated that the processes are under control and that no field for protests will be allowed. European human rights are related to the new law.

“Georgian Young Lawyers Association” published a news as follows: We are preparing to submit a case to the European Court of Human Rights. We are against the “Transparency on Foreign Influence” law and will deal with it at the appropriate time. All NGOs and media can participate in this struggle and join us.

It is reported that there are more than 20,000 NGOs in Georgia and almost all of them are working for their projects. They receive financial aid from various foreign organizations.

The approved law almost deprives them of these opportunities. But interestingly, the non-governmental organizations that receive grants from abroad are composed of opposition, government-run, and completely independent organizations.

Almost all of them object to this law. In other words, representatives of non-governmental organizations who voted for the ruling party “Georgian Dream” and supported their policy are also among the protesters. Therefore, since this law is against the interests of all non-governmental organizations under the same conditions, we are currently witnessing their joint resistance, which may actually become a serious problem for the Georgian government.

In recent years, the opposition in Georgia was very scattered and in a state of non-influence in the events, and if this law was not passed, the ruling party “Dream of Georgia” would go to the autumn elections with weak opposition and end the elections with a complete victory. But after the adoption of this law, non-governmental organizations came to the scene and used all tools and invited people to mass protests, saying that this law was passed on the orders of Russia against the integration of Georgia into the European Union, which sparked a new wave of protests in

Although the opposition is now fragmented and weak, it has opportunities to take advantage of the current situation and renew its strength before the autumn elections. In other words, people who are dissatisfied with the government have a chance to move towards a common goal. If they manage to do this by the fall, it will become a serious problem for the “Georgian Dream” party. In this process, submitting a draft law to the European Court against the Georgian government is part of the tactics of the opposition. As the world renews itself and governments fight for influence, laws need to be enacted to strengthen national security against foreign influence.

Especially against the backdrop of growing international competition for the South Caucasus, The tensions in Georgia and Armenia show how important this law is.

Political theorists liken foreign NGOs to “Trojan horses” as an institutional tool of cultural and economic colonization. “Public institutions” operate, whose financial source remains hidden, and penetrate into the internal politics of governments, and they move the society from the inside and create colorful revolutions. Despite all this, it is no coincidence that Western countries are the most opposed to the “transparency about foreign influence” law.

Therefore, because Georgia adopted this law against Western countries It is facing certain pressures. The highest officials of the European Union and the United States, including the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, have advised Georgia not to approve this law, and even 4 European ministers (the foreign ministers of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Iceland) came to Georgia and joined the protesters. However, this was a completely illegal behavior, a significant disregard for the chosen legal authority, which was criticized accordingly by the Georgian authorities.

It is claimed that the negotiations on Georgia’s membership The European Union will be suspended, visa-free travel will be canceled and certain sanctions will be imposed. However, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze claims that these claims are not true and that Georgia will continue to move forward on the path of democracy.

It is interesting that in the background of these threats, Georgia In addition to the approval of this law, he announced the transition to a visa-free regime with China and announced that the large project of Anaklia, Georgia’s largest sea port with Chinese investment on the Black Sea coast, will be implemented.

Therefore, if the ruling party “Dream of Georgia” wins in the elections held in October, this It means that the Georgian government will continue with its current policy, and if the opposite happens, the “Transparency on Foreign Influence” law will be abandoned.

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