Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has said she would veto the law if it is passed by parliament but the ruling party can override the veto by collecting 76 votes.
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00:00 Thousands of people in Georgia have again taken to the streets of the capital, Tbilisi,
00:07 to protest against the foreign influence transparency law.
00:12 Many protesters fear the proposed legislation would undermine democracy
00:16 and derail the country's chances of joining the European Union.
00:21 [Georgian]
00:50 The divisive draft law requires media and non-commercial organizations
00:56 to register as being under foreign influence
00:58 if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad.
01:03 Critics have dubbed it the Russian law
01:06 because Moscow uses similar legislation to stigmatize media
01:10 and organizations seen as being at odds with the Kremlin.
01:14 But despite fierce public opposition,
01:17 the ruling Georgian Dream Party appears determined to press ahead.
01:21 [Georgian]
01:39 Although Georgia's president has said she would veto the law
01:43 if it's passed by parliament,
01:45 the ruling party can override that veto by collecting 76 votes.
01:51 Then the parliament's speaker can sign it into law.
01:55 [Whoosh]
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