On April 3, Mamuka Mdinaradze, the parliamentary majority leader of the Georgian Dream party, declared the reintroduction of the previously withdrawn foreign agents draft law, which had been shelved following extensive protests from March 7-9 of the preceding year. Mdinaradze confirmed that the draft's content remains unchanged except for removing the term "agent" from its title, now referred to as "Organization Carrying Out the Interests of a Foreign Power."

Mdinaradze highlighted during a press conference that the legislation, now dubbed “On Transparency of Foreign Influence,” would be resubmitted to Georgia's Parliament in its original form, save for a change in terminology from “agent of foreign influence” to “organization carrying the interests of a foreign power,” as a response to public feedback from the previous year.

The Georgian Dream party reiterated its stance from the previous year, claiming the bill mandates merely that organizations receiving foreign funds disclose their annual financial reports, with financial penalties in place for non-compliance.In a statement, the parliamentary majority criticized the civil sector for its lack of transparency, labeling it a significant security concern for the state, evidenced by events over the last four years. 

The statement accused NGOs of manipulating election results, fueling revolutionary scenarios in 2020-21, and again in June 2022 after the EU's decision regarding Georgia's candidate status, exposing a political and radical agenda aimed at overthrowing the government in collusion with the National Movement. Furthermore, the GD accused NGOs of conducting a Soviet-style campaign against judicial independence, attempting to discredit the judiciary and specific judges without substantiating claims of systemic issues. According to the GD, this criticism often involves cases tied to the United National Movement (UNM) and its representatives.

The statement also criticized NGOs for spreading "pseudo-liberal ideology," attacking the Georgian Orthodox Church, and for being influenced by external actors like the former US Ambassador Kelly Degnan, whom they accuse of serving foreign interests. It highlighted instances of foreign-funded extremism, specifically naming organizations like Droa and the Franklin Club, and criticized the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) for its alleged premature interference in the 2024 elections. Despite dropping the bill last year, the GD claims it succeeded in reducing extremism funding but admits transparency issues with foreign funds remain unresolved. 

The party has been criticizing the radical opposition, NGOs, and their advocates for misleading the public about the bill, which they argue is similar to legislation in other democracies like the USA, Israel, and Australia, emphasizing the need for transparency in foreign funding. The GD concludes by accusing NGOs and the opposition of avoiding a meaningful discussion on the law, vowing that this year's discourse will unveil the misinformation spread among the Georgian public.