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Parliament rejects motion of no confidence in the government

published on 10/13/23 4:13 PM

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The vote of no confidence in the cabinet of Nikolai Denkov was rejected by parliament. It was requested by the opposition - the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), There is Such a People and Vazrazhdane, on the grounds of "government failure in the energy sector". 143 MPs voted against the no-confidence motion and 71 voted for it out of 214 who took part in the vote. MPs from GERB, We Continue the Change (PP-DB) and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms supported the government.

For the vote to pass, it had to be supported by at least 121 votes in the 240-member parliament.

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