The GERB party, which proposed the minority government, came first in the June elections, but only has 68 legislators in the 240-seat National Assembly.
The Bulgarian Parliament on Wednesday rejected a minority government proposed by the center-right party GERBwhich could bring the country closer to celebration of new elections. The deputies rejected 138 votes in favor and 98 against the proposal to convert Rosen Zhelyazkov, 56-year-old lawyer and former president of Parliament, in the next Prime Minister.
The GERB party, which proposed the minority government, came first in the June elections, but only has 68 legislators in the 240-seat National Assembly. The party elected Zhelyazkov to head a new government over its leader, Boyko Borissovwhat He led three governments between 2009 and 2021. His third cabinet resigned after large protests against corruption.
The measure comes after six elections in the last three years that led to weak coalitions. Although Borissov tried to find coalition partners in the fragmented legislature by refusing to be prime minister for the fourth time, his bid failed to gather enough support.
The president of the country will now deliver the next mandate to form a Government to second place in the electionsthe MRF party.
Los analysts They predict that, after failure of the first vote, it will be difficult to form a viable coalition in this Parliament. The most likely option is new elections, which will sharpen the political crisis in the poorest member country of the European Union.
