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Georgia's leader says a divisive media bill passed by lawmakers is unacceptable and she'll veto it (apnews.com)

submitted 7 months ago by HowRu68@lemmy.world to c/europe@feddit.de

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[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I think it's supposed to act as a soft power veto by sending the bill back for one more reading. Unfortunately soft power is not a thing in ex-Eastern bloc countries

[–] Cuntessera@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

Ok, that makes sense in principle, although, as you said, it leaves much room for abuse. Thanks for explaining it!