Georgian parliament overrides president’s veto on ‘foreign influence’ law

Protesters gather outside parliament as it votes to overrule Salome Zourabichvili’s veto of Russian-style law

Georgia’s parliament has voted to override a presidential veto on the “foreign influence” law despite mass protests and international condemnation.

The divisive bill, which requires civil society organisations and media that receive more than 20% of their revenues from abroad to register as “organisations serving the interests of a foreign power”, was approved by the parliament earlier this month.