Shalva Papuashvili

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Speaker of Parliament

Parliament of Georgia / Georgian Dream

Political LeadershipPriority Sanctions Candidate

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Severity80/100(30%)

Systematicity85/100(25%)

Authority90/100(25%)

Evidence Quality72/100(20%)

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Summary

As Speaker, presided over the passage of the Foreign Agents Law (May 2024), anti-LGBT legislation, and other repressive laws that the Venice Commission condemned as violating democratic principles. Named in the EP resolution for personal sanctions alongside Ivanishvili and Kobakhidze. Oversaw legislative changes criminalizing peaceful protest.

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Shalva Papuashvili

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