Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has called on the ruling party to withdraw the law on “foreign agents” or postpone its entry into force until 1 November, after the parliamentary elections on 26 October.
This is reported by Echo of the Caucasus, Ukrinform reports.
As noted, at the briefing, Zourabichvili made it clear that she did not agree with the government’s proposal to amend the bill through the veto mechanism. She also stated that the parliament should not expect her to allow herself to be manipulated.
“This law is Russian, our government’s methods are Russian, and even the prime minister’s speech today is Russian,” she said.
The President said that on 11 May, Georgia once again showed the world that it will not allow its European future to be called into question and will not allow the adoption of the “Russian law”.
Earlier, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said that the Georgian authorities are ready to discuss changes to the law on “foreign agents” only after it is adopted.
“The Georgian Dream plans to adopt the law on “foreign agents” in the third reading at a meeting on 14 May.
At least 200,000 people could have taken part in an anti-government protest in Tbilisi on Saturday demanding the withdrawal of the law on “foreign agents”.
乌克兰通讯社援引《高加索回声报》报道，格鲁吉亚总统萨洛梅·祖拉比奇维利呼吁执政党撤回有关“外国代理人”的法案，或将其生效时间推迟到10月26日议会选举后的11月1日。
祖拉比奇维利在简报会上明确表示，她不同意政府通过否决机制修改法案的提议。她还表示，议会不应该指望她会允许自己被操纵。
她说，“这项法案是俄罗斯式的，我们政府的手段是俄罗斯式的，甚至总理今天的讲话也是俄罗斯式的。”
总统说，5月11日，格鲁吉亚再次向世界表明，它不会允许其欧洲未来受到质疑，也不会允许通过“俄罗斯法案”。
此前，格鲁吉亚总理伊拉克利·科巴希泽表示，只有在“外国代理人”法通过后，格鲁吉亚当局才愿意讨论修改该法。
格鲁吉亚梦想党计划在5月14日的会议上三读通过有关“外国代理人”的法律。
周六，至少有 20 万人参加在第比利斯举行的反政府抗议活动，要求撤销有关“外国代理人”的法案。
