UPDATED Wrap-up: Parliament Fails to Elect Chair, Presiding Body Decides for Another Attempt on Nov. 22

Bulgaria 20 November 2024 20:00

Parliament failed to elect its chair Wednesday and its Presiding Body decided that they will make another - fifth - attempt to elect a leader on Friday, November 22. The decision was announced by MP Silvi Kirilov, the oldest MP in this Parliament, who is presiding over the session before a majority is formed to elect a chair, CE Report quotes BTA

While it is the second week of work of the new Parliament that was elected in the October 27 snap general elections, it is technically the first sitting as the MPs have so far been unable to elect their Chair: the first thing they have to do, according to the Constitution.

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MPs' fourth attempt to elect Chairperson of the 51st National Assembly failed on Wednesday. Raya Nazaryan from GERB-UDF and Silvi Kirilov from There Is Such a People went to a second round of voting and received 69 and 101 votes in favour, respectively.

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19 November 16:00

Caretaker Minister of Defence Atanas Zapryanov will take part in the meetings of the Foreign Affairs/Defence Council of the European Union and the Steering Board of the European Defence Agency, which will be held Tuesday in Brussels, Belgium, the press centre of the Ministry of Defence said.

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Bulgaria beat Luxembourg 1-0 in their penultimate fifth match of Group C3 in the UEFA Nations League on Friday, collecting 8 points with which they went up to 2nd place in the standings.

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A protest demanding the removal of restrictions on communication and supplies to those detained in refugee centres will take place at noon on Sunday at the Busmantsi Detention Centre Special Home For Temporary Accommodation of Foreigners, said the organizers of the event, The Orion Grid and Food Not Bombs - Sofia, during an online discussion on alternatives to migrant prisons.

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UPDATED Wrap-up: Parliament Fails to Elect Chair, Presiding Body Decides for Another Attempt on Nov. 22

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