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00:00 The president of the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, Salome Zoroveshvili, has vetoed a foreign influence law which has sparked unprecedented protests and warnings from the EU that the measure could undermine the country's attempt to join the bloc.
00:16 But the veto, mostly symbolic as a ruling Georgian Dream Party, has enough lawmakers in parliament to override it.
00:23 Under the law, NGOs and media outlets that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad would have to register as bodies pursuing the interests of a foreign power.
00:33 Critics say it resembles Russian legislation used to silence dissent.
00:38 Here's what Georgia's president had to say.
00:45 This law, in its essence, in its spirit, is a Russian law, which contradicts our constitution and all European standards and thus represents an obstacle on the European path.
00:59 The law is not subject to any change or improvement. It's very simple. This law must be abolished.