Georgian president vetoes 'foreign agents' bill, TASS reports

FILE PHOTO: Participants, including Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili, walk during a procession in support of the country's membership in the European Union, in Tbilisi, Georgia, December 9, 2023. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze/File Photo

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has announced that she has vetoed a draft law on foreign agents, Russia's state-run TASS news agency reported on Saturday.

Zourabichvili had said previously that she would veto the bill, which has sparked street protests, but her decision can be overridden by another vote in parliament, controlled by Georgia's ruling party and its allies.