Georgia's parliament approves controversial 'foreign influence law'
President Salome Zourabichvili said she would veto the legislation but the ruling party pressed ahead with the controversial bill.
Salome Zourabichvili is a French and Georgian politician and former diplomat, currently serving as the fifth president of Georgia, in office since December 2018. She is the first woman to be elected as Georgia's president, a position she will occupy for a term of six years. As a result of constitutional changes coming into effect in 2024, Zourabichvili is expected to be Georgia's last popularly elected president; future heads of state are to be elected indirectly by a parliamentary college of electors.
President Salome Zourabichvili said she would veto the legislation but the ruling party pressed ahead with the controversial bill.
Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has said she would veto the law if it is passed by parliament but the ruling party can..