International Courant
Georgia’s parliament has handed a divisive regulation over “international brokers” that has sparked weeks of large avenue protests.
Nevertheless, the invoice now faces a possible veto from the Georgian president, which parliament might override by holding an extra vote.
Critics say the invoice – which they name the “Russian regulation” – could possibly be used to threaten civil liberties.
Hundreds of individuals gathered at parliament in Tbilisi to protest the choice.
On Monday, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze warned that if authorities backed out on the invoice’s third studying, Georgia would lose sovereignty and “simply share the destiny of Ukraine,” with out detailing what he meant.
Protesters harassed police, wearing full riot gear, who have been guarding the constructing’s facet entrances. The ambiance inside parliament was additionally tense, with bodily and verbal altercations between pro-government and opposition MPs.
As she walked into the parliament constructing, President Salome Zourabichvili – an opponent of Mr Kobakhidze – advised the BBC she would veto the regulation.
Georgia passes controversial regulation that sparked mass protests
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