The United States they announced today that “greet” the fact that the Georgian government abandoned the controversial foreign agents billwhile he called her Tbilisi to “completely withdraw” it.

“Welcoming the decision to withdraw the ‘foreign influence’ bill, we call on the ruling party to formally withdraw it and not pursue this type of legislation in the future because it goes against Euro-Atlantic values,” Foreign Office spokesman Ned told reporters. Price.

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed satisfaction that “Georgians’ commitment to democratic values, freedom of the press and association has been listened to.”

– “Commitment to democratic values” –

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of people gathered tonight in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, after two days of protests and clashes with police to denounce a repressive bill, which the government abandoned earlier today.

These demonstrations are part of a wider framework of political crisis.

Tbilisi is officially looking to join the EU and NATO, an orientation adopted after the 2003 “Rose Revolution” that brought to power the pro-Western Mikheil Saakashvili, who is now in opposition and in prison.

However, several recent measures by the current government, such as the “foreign agents” bill, have raised doubts about whether pro-Western ambitions remain, with the opposition accusing it of supporting Moscow.

For Thomas de Waal, an expert on Caucasus issues at the Carnegie Europe research center, how Georgia emerges from the current crisis could be decisive for its future. “This is an important moment for Georgia, which is still a democracy, but a democracy that is facing difficulties,” he said.