The new plenary session of the 51st National Assembly began with declarations about the priorities of the political parties. For GERB-SDS, the main task is the formation of a regular government and a stable ruling majority, MP Toma Bikov said. He explained that GERB-SDS will be extremely cautious in the coming weeks regarding the adoption of legislation, because in a parliament without a parliamentary majority, legislative initiatives are used for electoral purposes.
The co-chairman of BSP-United Left, Atanas Zafirov, also stated that the country needs a regular government to work on important policies. Vazrazhdane party committed to reinstating the zero VAT rate for bread and basic foods. DPS-New Beginning Deputy Chairman Yordan Tsonev outlined as priorities the increase of incomes and freezing electricity prices. The Chairman of Democracy, Rights and Freedoms-DPS, Dzhevdet Chakarov, announced that the group is ready to participate in discussions for a regular government.
With 128 votes in favour, 56 against and six abstentions, the National Assembly elected Maria Filipova, the chair of the Consumer Protection Commission, as deputy ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria. She received support from MPs belonging to..
Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov's attendance at a military parade in China provoked a strong reaction from We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria (PP-DB) , who submitted a declaration to the National Assembly. Speaking from the parliamentary..
The autumn session of the 51st Bulgarian National Assembly was opened with the anthems of the Republic of Bulgaria and the European Union, after which the parliamentary speaker Natalia Kiselova called on the deputies to be fully aware of the..
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