Georgia passes controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill despite widespread opposition | CNN

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The Kremlin has claimed that the law was being used to “provoke anti-Russian sentiments.”
52% : Polls show that an estimated 80% of Georgians want to join the EU, but Moscow’s geopolitical orbit has proven tough to exit.
51% : Opponents say that the legislation was modeled after similar laws in Russia that the Kremlin has used to increasingly snuff out opposition and civil society.
41% : However, EU leaders have made it clear that the foreign agents bill’s passage would jeopardize Georgia’s chances of accession.

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