Politics of Bulgaria
DPS's Mestan: Bulgaria Returning to Pre-Democracy
Bulgaria is returning to the stage of pre-democracy and risks deviating from its European path, Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS)'s leader Lyutvi Mestan said on Friday.
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Bulgaria's Socialists to Be Fierce Opposition in Parliament - BSP Chair
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) will vote against the new center-right government on Friday, the party's head Mihail Mikov said in Parliament.
His comments came ahead of the lawmakers' move to vote on the cabinet lineup announced the previous day by Prime Minister candidate and conservative GERB's leader Boyko Borisov.
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Meglena Kuneva, Deputy PM for EU Policies and Institutional Matters (RB)
Meglena Kuneva will be Deputy Prime Minister in charge of EU policies and institutional matters in the coalition cabinet of GERB party and the Reformist Bloc (RB) led by Boyko Borisov.
Nominated to the post by the RB, the current RB co-leader was vice premier in charge of EU issues in the governments led by Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Sergey Stanishev (2002-2006).
Bulgarian MPs to Vote on New Government Friday
Bulgaria's Parliament will vote on Friday on the nomination of Prime Minister designate Boyko Borisov and the coalition cabinet he has formed.
The voting procedure will start at 9 EEST (7 UTC).
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Bulgaria's GERB Party Signs Partnership Deal with Left-Wing ABV
Bulgaria's centre-right GERB party and left-wing ABV signed a partnership agreement on Thursday
The agreement opens the way for left wing ABV headed by former President Georgi Parvanov to support the governance programme of GERB and the Reformist Bloc (RB).
GERB and right-wing Reformist Bloc (RB) signed an agreement to form a coalition government earlier on Thursday.
ABV To Support GERB-RB Governance Programme, Gets Deputy PM Post
ABV, the leftist party of former President Georgi Parvanov will support the governance programme of GERB and the Reformist Bloc (RB), said deputy ABV leader Ivaylo Kalfin at a news conference.
According to Paranov, Kalfin would get a post as deputy Prime Minister and minister of social policy in the new government of Bulgaria.
Government Coalition Negotiations To Continue Overnight
After GERB got a mandate to form a government and its leader Boyko Borisov pledged to have it formed by Thursday morning or to return the mandate, the four-party negotiations are set to continue through the night.
GERB to Receive Mandate to Form Bulgaria's Next Gov't
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is to give GERB leader Boyko Borisov the government mandate on Wednesday.
The move follows a few days of consultations with political parties at Bulgaria's Presidency.
Plevneliev has to hold the last round of talks, attended by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), prior to meeting Borisov.
ABV Yet to Decide on Having Minister in Bulgaria's Government
Left-wing Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (ABV) has not yet decided whether to participate in the next Bulgarian cabinet, ABV parliament group's Chairman Ivaylo Kalfin revealed Tuesday.
Kalfin said the party had already received a draft document outlining the priorities of conservative GERB and right-wing Reformist Bloc (RB), the two entities that are to form a minority coalition.
Bulgaria's Socialist MPs Instructed to Thumb Down on Gov't
The leadership of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) has formally recommended lawmakers from the party to vote against the new government when names are to be put forward for a motion in Parliament.