CNN —About 50,000 opponents of a “foreign agents” bill marched peacefully in heavy rain through the Georgian capital on Saturday, after the United States said the country had to choose between the “Kremlin-style” law and the people’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations.
“Georgian parliamentarians face a critical choice – whether to support the Georgian people’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations or pass a Kremlin-style foreign agents’ law that runs counter to democratic values,” he said.
Demonstrators protest against the foreign agents bill in Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 11, 2024.
Georgian Dream says the bill will promote transparency and Georgian national sovereignty.
Demonstrators protest against the foreign agents bill in Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 11, 2024.
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