site.btaThird Failed Attempt of Parliament to Elect Its Leader

Parliament failed to elect its leader on Friday. It was the third attempt after Monday and Wednesday. 

Raya Nazaryan (GERB-UDF) and Andrey Tsekov (Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria) came to a runoff but none won the necessary votes to be elected.  

Nazaryan's nomination got a 69-132 votes with 37 abstentions, and Tsekov 56-115 votes with 68 abstentions.

In the first round of voting, Petar Petrov (Vazrazhdane) was backed by 36 votes with 61 against and 142 abstentions. The votes for Natalia Kisselova (BSP - United Left) were 38-51-150 and those for Silvi Kirilov (There Is Such a People) were 37-35-167.

Those were all five nominees. Then There Is Such a People proposed that Kirilov, being the most senior MP, be picked to become Parliament Chair temporarily until a majority is secured to elect a leader.