The National Assembly will hold an extraordinary sitting at 1 pm on May 21, the Parliament’s presiding body decided. MPs will hear caretaker Premier Dimitar Glavchev regarding the upcoming increase in pensions from July 1. The request for the..
The GERB/SDS coalition will have more seats in the 50 th National Assembly – 80, as compared to 69 in the 49 th National Assembly. The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) is also expected to have more seats – 41 as compared to 36 in..
The 30-day election campaign in Bulgaria begins at midnight on 10 May – the 6 th campaign for national parliament in the space of three and a half years. What makes this one different is that this time the voting will be for both members of the 50..
The National Assembly removed its chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov from office. His dismissal was proposed by We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria, Vazrazhdane and BSP for Bulgaria. 129 MPs voted in favour and 103 MPs voted against. Rosen..
In the period July - December 2023, the parliament adopted 51 amendments to 43 laws. 79% or 34 of these 43 laws have been amended more than once. This is the highest percentage of amendments for the past 12 years, the civic..
37.4% of Bulgarians say they are going to vote in the election for parliament, if it were held today, and 34.2% – in the election for European Parliament, indicates a Gallup International Balkan representative survey, commissioned by public service TV..
President Rumen Radev has signed the decree for the appointment of a caretaker government proposed by PM Dimitar Glavchev. The President scheduled the elections for MEPs and early parliamentary elections for June 9, 2024...
Elections for European Parliament and for the National Assembly of Bulgaria will be held simultaneously in this country on 9 June. President Rumen Radev announced his decision during the consultations with the political forces, after Dimitar..
Mariya Gabriel has submitted a document to the National Assembly's office that states she will not participate in the parliamentary procedure for the election of Prime Minister and will not propose the structure and composition of..
The National Assembly adopted at first reading a bill for the promotion of scientific research and innovation, BTA has reported. It is related to the implementation of a multi-annual Framework Program for Research and Innovation,..
