The members of Bulgaria’s Parliament failed to elect a National Assembly speaker for the second consecutive day. Thе nominations of Yordan Tsonev from the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, Kristian Vigenin from the BSP for Bulgaria coalition and Tsveta Rangelova from Vazrazhdane were put to the vote, but none of them managed to obtain the necessary number of votes.
Before the vote, the Honorary President of the National Assembly Vezhdi Rashidov withdrew his nomination. Tomorrow the MPs will make another attempt to elect a National Assembly Speaker.
Plovdiv will offer concerts, bazaars and an ice park for the Christmas and New Year holidays to its citizens and guests, the municipality has announced. Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov will light the Christmas tree in front of the Plovdiv Municipality..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 3° to 19°C, with eastern areas reaching 15–19°C and Sofia around 6°C. The day will be cloudy with widespread rain. Heavy rainfall is expected in western regions overnight and in central and southern..
“Solutions for achieving peace in Ukraine must be based on fundamental principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.” This was stated by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev at the informal video..
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