Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili says a controversial media bill passed by parliament that critics call a threat to free speech is “unacceptable."
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
I think usually something like that is intended to as a counterweight, to prevent power from centralising.
However, to prevent the scales from tipping too badly, a sufficient majority in parliament can override the veto, and I believe the party that’s pushing this (Georgian Dream) has enough seats to be able to do this.
(Caveat: I’m not Georgian, so this is just based on somewhat above average interest in politics and in the country, following my local news.)
Could you please explain how this works? What’s the point of the veto then?
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
I think usually something like that is intended to as a counterweight, to prevent power from centralising.
However, to prevent the scales from tipping too badly, a sufficient majority in parliament can override the veto, and I believe the party that’s pushing this (Georgian Dream) has enough seats to be able to do this.
(Caveat: I’m not Georgian, so this is just based on somewhat above average interest in politics and in the country, following my local news.)