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8 Regional Cities already have an Elected Mayor, Runoffs in the Others
After yesterday's local elections, mayors have been elected in the first round in 8 of the regional cities, while in the others a runoff will be held next Sunday (November 5).
In the first round, the mayor of Burgas, Dimitar Nikolov (picture), was elected from GERB for a fifth term (with 60.42% and 72.81% of the votes cast).
Former PM Borissov rejected the Idea of May 24 replacing March 3 as Bulgaria’s National Holiday
GERB-SDS will not support the change of the national holiday from March 3 to May 24. This was stated by the leader of the party Boyko Borissov, according to whom "holidays in Bulgaria should not be fought over".
"March 3, May 24, the Unification are extremely bright holidays to become a place for argument, discord or politics," Borissov also said.
Bulgaria: GERB announced their Candidate for Mayor of Sofia
The GERB-SDS coalition registered Anton Hekimyan as a candidate for Mayor of Sofia in the Municipal Election Commission.
Hekimyan was until recently the director of "News and Current Affairs" on bTV. On Saturday, he surprisingly left his position. In bTV he went through the entire ladder - intern, reporter, editor, TV presenter.
Bulgaria: The Cabinet denies the participation of Alexei Petrov in the "Assembly" as he only provided “Logistics”
Did Alexey Petrov participate in the "assembly" of the cabinet - the comments continue today. Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov repeated again that the former beret had no role in the creation of the current government.
Bulgaria: What are the Goals and Priorities of the MPs for the New Political Season (SUMMARY)
After the vacation, the Bulgarian National Assembly began work in the plenary hall renovated three years ago in the building of the former Communist Party House on "Knyaz Alexander I" Square. The meeting started at 9:00 a.m. with the anthems of Bulgaria and the EU.
The Bulgarian Parliament Terminated the powers of MP Vezhdi Rashidov
With 103 votes "for", the National Assembly terminated the powers of the People's Representative from GERB Vezhdi Rashidov. Only "Vazrazhdane" voted three "against" and 27 "abstained".
The Speaker of the Parliament, Rosen Zhelyazkov, expressed his thanks and best wishes to Rashidov:
Former PM Borissov: This New Season we must Change the Bulgarian Constitution!
"This new season we have to change the Constitution", GERB leader and former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov announced to journalists before the start of the plenary session.
Bulgaria’s PM denied that Alexei Petrov participated in Talks for the Formation of the Current Government
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov again denied that the murdered Alexei Petrov participated in the talks on forming a government:
Mariya Gabriel: Alexei Petrov's Participation in the Formation of the Government is Non-Existent
Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Mariya Gabriel, responded to yesterday's statements by President Rumen Radev, with which he defined the government as an "assembly conceived with scandalous recordings". He accused the cabinet of trying with every failure to grab more power and control the services.
Bulgarian MP left Parliament after Scandalous Statements about Domestic Violence
Vezhdi Rashidov resigned as an MP. In a message to the media, it is stated that, in addition to the National Assembly, Rashidov is leaving the GERB party and politics.