First Reactions after the Election of a Speaker of the 48th Bulgarian Parliament
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- 25 Oct 2022
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The 48th National Assembly has finally elected its chairman - Vezhdi Rashidov from GERB. The parliament is unblocked and the groups formed. However, the formation of a new majority between GERB-SDS, DPS, BSP and "Bulgarian Rise" behind Rashidov heated up the passions in the parliament.
"Today we saw that GERB told Rashidov what to do and he didn't give a break", said the co-chairman of "We Continue the Change" Asen Vassilev on the occasion of the elected speaker. He stated that his group did not support Vezhdi Rashidov, as he was a candidate of GERB.
Vezhdi Rashidov was elected speaker of the 48th National Assembly with 139 votes in favor, 73 against and 27 abstentions
"A person who said yesterday that he does not want to hold this position cannot be elected as the chairman of the National Assembly," Vassilev added.
BSP leader Kornelia Ninova said that she presented Rashidov's candidacy as she was asked by the other parliamentary groups and by Rashidov himself. On the occasion of the rupture in the relations between the “left” and WCC, she stated that they were caused by yesterday's invitation of Petkov and Vassilev for a leadership meeting, with which the WCC hinted at behind the scenes actions. Ninova also claims that "We Continue the Change" used their social program.
She stated that despite today's vote, BSP will not support a government with a mandate from GERB, DPS and "Vazrazhdane". However, she did not answer a question about whether they would rely on this majority, but with their mandate. Read More...
