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Georgians have protested against a controversial foreign influence law. The legislation will compel media and non-commercial organisations to register as being under foreign influence if they receive more than 20% of their budget from abroad. Similar laws were adopted in Russia and used to stifle opposition to the Kremlin.
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A massive brawl happened inside the Georgian Parliament on Monday, during heated discussions over a law deemed Russian-esque by critics. The legislation under debate will compel media and non-commercial organisations to register as being under foreign influence if they receive more than 20% of their budget from abroad. Hundreds of protesters have been rallying outside the Parliament while it discussed the law in the juridical committee. Mamuka Mdinaradze, the head of the Georgian Dream Party fraction, was punched in the face while giving a speech by MP Alexander Elisahsivili. Elisahsivili accu...
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Skirmishes erupted inside the Georgian Parliament on Monday while a controversial foreign influence law was discussed. The legislation will compel media and non-commercial organisations to register as being under foreign influence if they receive more than 20% of their budget from abroad. Similar laws were adopted in Russia and used to stifle opposition to the Kremlin.
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The prime minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili, is resigning his office to take up a political party role in advance of this year's national elections. On Monday, Garibashvili revealed he had accepted an offer as chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party. “We will elect a new parliament in the fall, and Georgian Dream should prepare to win elections decisively to continue the way forward in achieving other goals,” he said in a speech. His resignation comes a month after the return of controversial billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, the founder of Georgian Dream, who reclaimed the title of ...
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The federal judge rejected Georgia’s Republican-drawn congressional and state legislative map after ruling the state had violated the Voting Rights Act. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones issued a December 8 deadline for Georgia legislators to redraw state lines or the court will create its own map. “After conducting a thorough and sifting review of the evidence in this case, the Court finds that the State of Georgia violated the Voting Rights Act when it enacted its congressional and legislative maps,” Jones wrote. “The Court commends Georgia for the great strides that it has made to increase th...
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After years of construction delays, the nation’s first nuclear reactor in more than 40 years is preparing to launch full operation at Plant Vogtle in Georgia. According to a report from Southern Co., the Atlanta-based parent of Georgia Power, Unit 3 is now providing everyday power after being halted by a cooling system issue. Federal regulators have approved work to commence on Unit 4, which could open later this year. Vogtle’s two new reactors will be able to power more than one million homes and businesses with carbon-free electricity. To help fund the endeavor, the Department of Energy’s Lo...
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Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) won his first full term in the U.S. Senate by snagging the last open seat on Tuesday by defeating Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election. “After a hard-fought campaign — or, should I say, campaigns — it is my honor to utter the four most powerful words ever spoken in a democracy: The people have spoken,” Warnock said in a speech before his supporters on Tuesday night. “I often say that a vote is a kind of prayer for the world we desire for ourselves and for our children. Georgia, you have been praying with your lips and your legs, your hands...
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At a much-anticipated rally for Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia, former President Barack Obama mocked Herschel Walker — the Republican challenger for the state’s Senate seat — over his embarrassing speech about werewolves and vampires. “Since the last time I was here Mr. Walker has been talking about issues that are of great importance to the people of Georgia. Like whether it’s better to be a vampire or a werewolf,” Obama told a crowd in Atlanta on Thursday. “This is a debate that I must confess I once had myself. When I was seven. Then I grew up,” he added. In a rally last month, Walker told...
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Herschel Walker did it again and went viral due to a bizarre televised moment — which has become usual in his campaign for the U.S. Senate in Georgia. This time, the Republican candidate inspired memes by mixing words and saying: “This erection is about the people.” “First of all, this election is more than Herschel Walker,” Walker said during an interview aired on Fox News. “This erection is about the people,” he added, obviously confusing the words “election” and “erection.” In the video, Walker is surrounded by Republican Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Lindsey Graham (South Carolina). They both...
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Herschel Walker, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in Georgia, went on an unexpected tangent at a rally on Wednesday and declared he wanted to be a werewolf, not a vampire. In a rambling speech, Walker suddenly cited a movie he watched on TV to make a vague point about having faith in the country and elected officials. The former college football player turned politician with the endorsement of former president Donald Trump told voters he watched a movie whose title he remembered as “Fright Night, Freak Night, or some type of night.” IN MEMORIAM 2022: 100 GREAT CELEBRITIES WHO DIED TH...
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