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A coalition of opposition groups, civil society, celebrities, and the country’s figurehead president have rallied in opposition to the ruling party to oppose it. Eighty-three out of a hundred and fifty deputies voted in favor of the bill, while opposition MPs boycotted the vote. Before passing, the law provoked a number of days of protests by critics who see it as authoritarian and Russian-inspired. It also establishes the Job Security Guarantee, backed by $150 million in funding to assist employees at publicly owned coal-fired energy stations. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act is a chunk of legislation enacted by the…