Georgia's Parliament Overrules Presidential Veto on Controversial Foreign Influence Legislation

On Georgia's Independence Day, tensions escalated between Irakli Kobakhidze and Salome Zourabichvili as they accused each other of treason. The controversy surrounds a new piece of legislation dubbed the "foreign influence" law, which has been criticized for being similar to Russia's foreign agent law. Despite opposition from President Zourabichvili, the Georgian parliament voted to override her veto on the bill. The president now has five days to endorse the legislation, and if she fails to do so, the parliament speaker will sign it into law.