Georgia's parliament on Friday dropped plans for a 'foreign agents' bill that had triggered a major domestic political crisis and threatened to derail the Caucasus nation's bid for closer ties with Europe.
The government had defended the law as necessary to increase transparency in funding of non-government organisations and unmask critics of the powerful Georgian Orthodox Church. It rejected comparisons with Russian legislation.In Friday's vote, 35 lawmakers voted against the plans, one was in favour while a majority of the 112 parliamentarians present abstained.in the chamber during a debate on the initiative.
The Kremlin said it had no involvement whatsoever in the Georgian bill and rejected suggestions that it was Russian-inspired. Following Friday's vote, Georgian Dream chairman Irakli Kobakhidze said the bill had at least raised awareness of the issues of foreign funding of groups in Georgia, according to the iMedi news outlet.still wants
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