Georgia may hold referendum on 'foreign agents' law
Georgia's president proposes holding a referendum on the so-called law on foreign agents. This is after the Tbilisi Parliament overturned the head of state's veto and definitively adopted the controversial document. Salome Zurabishvili criticized the parliamentarians and proposed collecting signatures for the organization of the plebiscite.
The appeal was presented to the protesters in front of the Legislative. Parliamentary elections are scheduled for autumn in Georgia. According to the legislation, the president can announce a referendum if the Government, the Parliament or at least 200 thousand citizens request it.
Georgians have been protesting for more than a month against a law on foreign agents that critics and the opposition call "Russian".
The document is also criticized by the US and the EU. The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that the document will have a negative impact on Georgia's accession to the European Union.
