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Bulgaria: Movement for Rights and Freedoms Will Not Take Part in New Government, Will Support Cabinet Proposed by New Parties
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms will not support a government of the election losers - GERB and BSP, but is ready to support a cabinet of the new parties in the next parliament without participating in it, the leader of the Movement Mustafa Karadayi announced at a briefing at the party's headquarters.
Budget outlays EUR 800m over current limit planned this year
Ljubljana – The government expects that this year’s budget expenditure will be EUR 800 million higher than planned in the current budget documents. It says that the situation regarding Covid-19 had deteriorated significantly since the budgeting process was completed.
Electronic identification and trust services bill adopted
Ljubljana – The government has confirmed an electronic identification and trust services act, legislation that will make it possible to use the new biometric ID cards as electronic identification.
Breaking News: Bulgaria’s PM Boyko Borissov Resigns His Seat in Parliament
The Chairman of GERB and Prime Minister Boyko Borisov gave up his seat as Member of the National Assembly.
Bulgaria’s President Ready to Convene National Assembly, Government Formation in Limbo
President Rumen Radev will convene the National Assembly in accordance with the term laid down in the Constitution and after the Central Election Commission (CEC) has published the names of the elected Members of the National Assembly in the State Gazette. This was reported by the press office of the head of state, quoted by Focus.
Bulgaria’s Election Winner Borissov Challenges His Political Rival to Form Government
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov told an April 7 Cabinet meeting of the scenarios he envisages for the possible formation of a new government in Bulgaria.
Extension of accreditations to colleges annulled by top court
Ljubljana – The Constitutional Court has annulled in an unanimous decision the implementation of a provision from one of the legislative packages for mitigating the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic that extends accreditations to higher education institutions.
The provision was stayed in late January, and the country’s top court announced the final ruling on Tuesday.
Upper chamber fails to veto water act changes
Ljubljana – The upper chamber of parliament has failed to veto the controversial amendments to the water law that were recently passed in the National Assembly and that are being challenged with a referendum motion by civil initiatives.
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Bulgaria: Slavi Set to Return Mandate, Run for Early Election
The big winner of the elections 2021 - Slavi Trifonov's party "There is such a people", which at the first appearance on the political scene has garnered 600,000 votes, will act resolutely. Trifonov has already decided to boycott attempts by the new parliament to form a government.
Election Surprises End Bulgaria’s Political Stability
And contrary to expectations, voter turnout was not lower than usual, despite the pandemic, with long queues reported, particularly at polling stations abroad. By Monday afternoon, with 80 per cent of the ballots processed by the Central Election Commission, the notion of an election that could mark the upending of the status quo dominated by the GERB-BSP rivalry had become a reality.