The parliamentary majority will initiate the draft law on foreign agents in the parliament for the second time. According to the leader of the parliamentary majority, Mamuka Mdinaradze, more than 90% of the financing of the non-governmental sector is opaque. Therefore, the parliamentary majority, after consulting with the political council of the party, made a decision to reintroduce the draft law in the Parliament of Georgia with exactly the same text as it was introduced last year. The only difference is that instead of the term "agent" the term “Organization Carrying Out the Interests of a Foreign Power” will be used. All other provisions in the bill remain unchanged. 

"During this period, we consulted on the transparency of finances of the largest American and European foundations, including the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the European Endowment for Democracy (EED). However, we have not made any progress in ensuring the transparency of these funds. This law in the long term will protect Georgia from such attempts to artificially cause unrest in the country, which the country has had to deal with since 2020. Protecting sovereignty, peace, and stability is our primary responsibility to the Georgian state and society," - Mdinaradze said at a briefing held at the party's office.

The civil sector and the opposition soon responded to the re-announced draft law by the ruling party. According to the former public defender, Nino Lomjaria, "Georgian Dream" should label everyone who receives financial support from Europe for their work as foreign agent: "It seems that recently we entered Europe with an overdose (we were granted status, we went to Euro 2024) and again the instruction to roll in the mud came from the North. No opaque and dangerous money comes to Georgia from Europe; everything happens through tax registration, bank transfers, tax declarations, and so on."

According to Beka Liluashvili, one of the leaders of the "For Georgia" party, "Georgian Dream" is creating new levers of influence in its political arsenal: "We have an occupying state that is fighting directly with hybrid methods, stirring up propaganda in the country. When the "Russian" law was first introduced, they ignored the initiative, the alternative bill initiated by us to expose and limit the influence of Russia, the occupying state. The reason is that their bill has nothing to do with actually limiting the influence of hostile states, primarily Russia. It serves another purpose, which is to create a new political tool in the hands of the "Georgian Dream" who is so afraid of the upcoming elections. He stitches and sews his fears every day, creating new levers of influence in his political arsenal, but he forgets that the public did not buy into it the first time. Even more so now, the first mobilization of our country's society will be at the upcoming elections, where they will provide an appropriate response to the "Georgian Dream."

The leader of the "Lelo" party, Mamuka Khazaradze, appeals to the founder of the "Georgian Dream," Bidzina Ivanishvili, urging him to disclose the sources of his party's funding: "Georgian Dream" and Bidzina Ivanishvili personally have been assigned another task. They have revived the failed operation of the "Russian law" from a year ago. They received a direct order from the Kremlin to prevent the larger goal of opening accession negotiations in the European Union. I would like to appeal to Bidzina Ivanishvili to come forward as the so-called honorable chairman and inform the party and the Georgian people about what we are dealing with. Bidzina Ivanishvili, who is one of the major shareholders of Russian companies, should disclose the sources of his party's financing and shed light on the origin of the funds coming from Europe. Funds originating from Europe are transparent, and there is no need for additional laws for the tax inspectorate, money monitoring services, and numerous controllers to extract information regarding the source of funds from Europe and the recipient organizations. The necessity for such a law lies solely in the "Georgian Dream's" desire to control freedom of thought, manipulate elections, and hinder European integration. I want to convey to Bidzina Ivanishvili that we will not lead Georgia towards Russia".

Nika Gvaramia, the leader of the "Akhali" movement, anticipates that the parliamentary majority will attempt to pass the draft law following the commencement of the European football championship to prevent sparking intense protests: Today, the "Georgian Dream" poses a threat not only to Georgian democracy but to Georgian statehood as well. This aligns with our historical objective, repeatedly expressed by the Georgian people throughout our history and in the present situation - our membership in the European Union. Despite all obstacles, our party, "Akhali", will do everything in its power for Georgia to become a member of the European Union."