Petar Petrov

President Rumen Radev continues the political consultations for forming a government with the parliamentary groups in the 49th National Assembly.

Presiding over the first session of the 49th Parliament, Vezhdi Rashidov closed the plenary day without an elected Speaker of the Parliament.

This happened after the end of the break, in which the MPs walked out after they failed to elect a Speaker on the first attempt.

On Holy Wednesday - start of the 49th National Assembly. Today, the deputies will gather at a solemn meeting, which will be presided over by the oldest member of parliament.

As in the previous parliament, it is Vezhdi Rashidov in this one as well.

After taking the oath, the deputies must also elect the Speaker and Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly.

A 32-year-old woman was found murdered last night in the Bulgarian capital, after being declared missing for several days, BNR reported.

According to unofficial information, her body was found in the trunk of a car parked in Sofia.

The 48th National Assembly failed to elect a Speaker of the Parliament after two procedures with two re-votes each, creating an unprecedented situation. Finally, the presiding Vezhdi Rashidov announced that the procedure will continue tomorrow, at 10:00 a.m.

The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) and "Vazrazhdane" (Revival) will support the vote of no confidence in the government submitted by GERB. The former rulers held consultations with representatives of both parties.

Assoc. Prof. Atanas Mangarov violates the main texts of the Code of Professional Ethics of Doctors in Bulgaria, said his colleague in a signal to the Bulgarian Medical Union.

Today, the prosecutor's office submitted new evidence on the spy affair shortly before the court hearings, which will decide whether some of the defendants for espionage in favor of Russia will remain in custody. The first meeting started before 10:00 a.m.

The five people detained for espionage in favor of Russia remain permanently in custody. The court hearing lasted until 5 a.m. this morning after the defense asked to review the documents in detail. According to the indictment, sufficient evidence was gathered against Ivan Iliev, identified as "the Resident", who is a former high-rank officer of military intelligence.

Deputy Minister of Youth and Sport Stoyan Andonov participated in the award ceremony "Athlete of the Year" 2020 of the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski".