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BG MPs to vote on the resignation of the Speaker of the National Assembly

Nikola Minchev
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A demand for the resignation of Nikola Minchev as President of the National Assembly was submitted by There is Such a People, MRF, GERB and Vazrazhdane, the four parties' motivation being a "flagrant violation" of parliamentary rules and procedures and laws. According to the rules of procedure, the resignation will be discussed and voted on tomorrow in parliament, BNT reports. 

120 out of the total of 240 members of parliament signed the draft decision for the early termination of the office of the President of the National Assembly Nikola Minchev. 




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