Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

"Democratic Bulgaria" offers support for the candidacy of Silvi Kirilov for Parliamentary Speaker

Yordan Ivanov
Photo: BTA

The parliamentary group of Democratic Bulgaria has offered GERB-SDS and "BSP-United Left" to vote "for" the candidacy of Silvi Kirilov from ITN for the post of Speaker of the 51st National Assembly. Yordan Ivanov, MP from "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" commented to journalists that this proposal was rejected before the seventh attempt of the MPs to elect a chairman.
The submitted candidacies were again four and at the insistence of Atanas Zafirov from the BSP, the chairing Silvi Kirilov announced a 30-minute break and the leaders of the parliamentary groups withdrew for a meeting. No solution was reached and the meeting continued with mutual accusations between ITN, Democratic Bulgaria, Vazrazhdane and the BSP-United Left. 

Finally, the MPs went into recess again.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry issues warning over national strike in Belgium on 25 June

The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has issued a warning about a national strike in Belgium on 25 June 2025, organised by the trade unions. As part of the planned protest, all departing flights from Brussels' Zaventem International..

published on 6/24/25 5:53 PM

Bulgaria’s MFA: Our concerns regarding North Macedonia are linked to the rights of Bulgarians to self-determination

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has taken note of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) report on the Republic of North Macedonia’s progress, including its assessments and findings on the country's European integration process...

published on 6/24/25 4:26 PM

The AFET adopted a draft report on Skopje's progress and rejected the amendments proposed by Bulgaria

The European Parliament’s draft report on the Republic of North Macedonia’s progress toward EU membership was adopted by the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) with 40 votes in favour, 19 against and 10 abstentions, according to a report by BTA...

published on 6/24/25 3:10 PM