Georgian President Refuses To Sign Anti-LGBT Bill Into Law. (www.rferl.org)
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MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world on 02 Oct 11:48 next collapse
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s38b35M5@lemmy.world on 02 Oct 12:28 next collapse

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has refused to sign into law a bill approved by parliament last month that rights groups and many opposition politicians say drastically curbs the rights of the country’s LGBT community.

The so-called “family values” bill was pushed through parliament by the ruling Georgian Dream party on September 17 in an 84-0 vote, which was boycotted by the opposition while rallies were being held by protesters outside the parliament building.

In line with the provisions of the Georgian Constitution, Zurabishvili refused to endorse the bill and returned it to parliament without written comments, the presidential administration **confirmed **to RFE/RL on October 2.

The move highlights the dramatically polarized political landscape in the Caucasus nation ahead of national elections in October.

Parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili, a co-sponsor of the bill and member of the Georgian Dream is now expected to sign the bill into law and publish it within five days.

ricdeh@lemmy.world on 02 Oct 12:56 collapse

Zurabishvili vetoed that bill, but the ruling party overrode her opposition and promulgated it

I don’t know anything about Georgia’s political system. How can the parliament speaker sign the bill into law without the president? How can the government override her opposition? With a super strong majority?

Furball@sh.itjust.works on 02 Oct 13:40 collapse

The president just doesn’t have that much power in Georgia, the presidential veto is basically ceremonial

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world on 02 Oct 14:04 next collapse

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shaserlark@sh.itjust.works on 02 Oct 14:12 next collapse

Is that in in Georgia or in Georgia?

photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 02 Oct 15:47 next collapse

The OG Georgia

samus12345@lemmy.world on 02 Oct 17:24 collapse

Only one of the Georgias has a president just for them.

shaserlark@sh.itjust.works on 02 Oct 17:33 collapse

Makes sense, must be Georgia then!

homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world on 02 Oct 17:19 next collapse

You mean a veto?

AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip on 02 Oct 18:18 collapse

Its a bit sad that this could be news about both georgias…

kurwa@lemmy.world on 03 Oct 03:03 collapse

Well except for the president part lol