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Opinion polls show the party, which in 2014 passed a law banning anti-LGBT discrimination before later pivoting to more conservative positions, remains Georgia’s most popular, though it has lost ...
Georgia’s government is attempting to force through a controversial “foreign agent” law, despite international condemnation and huge protests from its citizens.. The bill is seen as a test ...
May 2, 2024 at 3:04 PM. By Felix Light. TBILISI (Reuters) -The European Union and United States on Thursday condemned legislation making its way through Georgia's parliament on "foreign agents ...
The Parliament of Georgia is the country's supreme representative body which effects legislative authority, determines the main directions of the country's home and foreign policy, controls the activity of the Government within limits defined by the Constitution and exercises other rights. [6] The Parliament of Georgia is a unicameral legislature.
Protesters denounce the bill as “the Russian law” because neighboring Russia uses similar legislation to stigmatize independent news media and organizations critical of the Kremlin. Eighty-three of Georgia’s 150 lawmakers approved the bill in its second reading, while 23 voted against it.
Seat. Tbilisi, Kutaisi. Politics in Georgia involve a parliamentary representative democratic republic with a multi-party system. The President of Georgia is the ceremonial head of state and the Prime Minister of Georgia is the head of government. The Prime Minister and the Government wield executive power.
On 27 June 2024, the Parliament of Georgia passed the proposed bill in the first reading. [37] On 4 September 2024, the Parliament of Georgia voted 81-0 for the proposed bill in the second reading. [38] On 17 September 2024, the Parliament of Georgia passed the proposed bill by a vote of 84-0 in the third and final reading. The opposing MPs did ...
Georgia's parliament on Wednesday moved a step closer to passing a law that critics fear will stifle media freedom and endanger the country's European Union membership bid, as tens of thousands of ...