Georgian President Withdrawals Zourabichvili's Constitutional Complaint Against Foreign Influence Transparency

Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili has withdrawn a constitutional complaint previously filed by former President Salome Zourabichvili seeking to annul the country’s controversial “Foreign Influence Transparency” law, Orda.kz reports, citing The Caucasian Knot.

According to a statement from Kavelashvili’s press office, the law is intended “to inform the public about the sources of funding for organizations that promote the interests of foreign powers."

While Mikheil Kavelashvili holds the title of President of Georgia, his legitimacy is disputed both domestically and internationally.

The legislation, adopted by Georgia’s parliament in May 2024 despite a veto from then-president Zourabichvili, requires organizations receiving over 20% of their funding from abroad to register as entities under foreign influence.

Zourabichvili had filed the constitutional challenge in July 2024, arguing that the law violates the Georgian Constitution and undermines the country’s aspirations to join the EU and NATO.

The withdrawal comes amid renewed debate, as the ruling Georgian Dream party has introduced a new draft bill — the “Law on Registration of Foreign Agents” — modeled on the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

Over 100 civil society groups and media outlets have condemned the proposal as a repackaged version of Russia’s restrictive foreign agent law.