The Georgian parliament on Friday held an official procedure that “killed” the bill on “foreign agents”, which caused mass protests.
About this, as he writesEuropean truth“, Georgian media reported.
On March 10, the Georgian deputies rejected in the second reading the draft law “On transparency of foreign influence.” It was this step that was necessary in order for the draft adopted in the first reading to be officially withdrawn from consideration.
The vote took place despite the fact that parliament had to be closed for a week due to damage from the protests.
The project initiated by the Power of People was put to the vote without discussion. The document was supported by only one deputy, 35 voted against. A total of 112 deputies attended the session, according to the Georgian Channel One.
The participants of the rally, gathered in front of the Parliament, greeted this news with applause. The demonstrators are at the rear entrance to the parliament.
On March 7, the Georgian Parliament adopted the draft law “On Transparency of Foreign Influence” in the first reading with 76 votes – the minimum required majority.
After two nights of protests and a violent crackdown on demonstrators outside the Georgian parliament, the Georgian authorities reported that withdraw the bill about “foreign agents”.
A number of experts and specialists noted that it is easy to “withdraw” a draft approved in the first reading procedurally impossible – only because of the deviation during the voting in the second reading.
After that, the party in power promised that in parliament appropriate procedure will be carried out.
For details on what the protests in Tbilisi have achieved, read the article on the EuroPravda website.
