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Shalva Papuashvili

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country
Georgia
description
country
Georgia
actor category
Government Official
actor id
ACT-GEO-005
actor name
Shalva Papuashvili
actor type
Senior Official
campaign ids
GEO-CAMP-001
case ids
GEO-002
notes
Parliament Speaker — signed foreign influence law after presidential veto. Accused foreign embassies (Denmark, Netherlands) of "issuing ultimatums" to Georgian parliament over law. Parallel to Brnabić in Serbia — institutional amplifier and signatory. Source: CSOMeter June 4 2024; Wikipedia 2023-2024 Georgian protests.
role in campaigns
Speaker of Georgian Parliament (2020–). Key institutional role in GEO-CAMP-001: signed the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence into effect after President Zourabichvili vetoed it (signed June 3, 2024). Papuashvili: "today I signed the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, the primary objective of which implies the enhancement of the resilience of the political, economic and social systems of Georgia without external interventions." Responded to international criticism of law by accusing foreign embassies of issuing ultimatums to Georgia. Parallel to Brnabić (Serbia) — parliamentary speaker as "First Line of Defense" and key institutional signatory.
entity id
605
entity type
Senior Official
id
ACT-GEO-005
name
Shalva Papuashvili
original id
ACT-GEO-005

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