National Assembly

A surprising meeting was held Tuesday evening between Radan Kanev, co-Chairman of the Reformist Bloc, and members of GERB party's team tasked to carry out government consultations, sources say.

Rebuilding of trust in Bulgaria's parliamentarism, judiciary and administrative reforms and combating corruption are the main priorities of the Reformist Bloc, listed by parliamentary group co-chairperson Radan Kanev in his remarks in the National Assembly.

An "unprincipled" coalition with national populist parties is even a worst scenario than new elections, the leader of liberal DPS, Lyutvi Mestan, warned.

GERB's Tsetska Tsacheva was overwhelmingly approved Parliament Speaker of the 43rd National Assembly.

Bulgaria's newly elected MPs convened at the first session of the country's 43-rd National Assembly.

By Constitution the session was opened by the oldest MP - actor Stefan Danailov from the Bulgarian Socialist Party.

Bulgaria's 43rd National Assembly is to hold its first sitting at 2 pm on Monday.

Following Constitutional provisions, the first sitting will be inaugurated by the oldest member of parliament, Stefan Danailov from the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), who will give a speech.

BELGRADE - Slovenian President Borut Pahor will arrive on a two-day visit to Serbia on the invitation of Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic.