The Parliament of Bulgaria has finished debates on a vote of no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, a vote on this issue will take place on Tuesday, reports the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR).
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) on July 15 for the fifth time submitted to parliament a vote of no confidence in the government, which the opposition accuses of corruption.
According to the law, a vote of no confidence must be held in parliament within 24 hours after the end of the debate. The deputies agreed to start an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday at 11.30 (the same as Moscow time).
On Monday morning, supporters of the government’s resignation blocked traffic in central Sofia and tried to encircle parliament, which was protected by a live police chain. Protests in Bulgaria have continued since July 9. They began in Sofia with a thousands-strong rally of support for
President Rumen Radev, who in February announced that the government had lost his confidence.
In January, the BSP initiated a vote of no confidence in the Council of Ministers, which was accused of failing environmental and water supply policies. Then the majority of the deputies rejected the initiative. If parliament also supports the government this time, a new motion of no confidence cannot be put forward earlier than six months later.