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MPs fail to elect a National Assembly Speaker for the second consecutive day

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The members of Bulgaria’s Parliament failed to elect a National Assembly speaker for the second consecutive day. Thе nominations of Yordan Tsonev from the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, Kristian Vigenin from the BSP for Bulgaria coalition and Tsveta Rangelova from Vazrazhdane were put to the vote, but none of them managed to obtain the necessary number of votes. 

 Before the vote, the Honorary President of the National Assembly Vezhdi Rashidov withdrew his nomination. Tomorrow the MPs will make another attempt to elect a National Assembly Speaker.




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