site.btaMECh Party Submits No-confidence Motion in Zhelyazkov Cabinet

The Morality, Unity, Honour (MECh) parliamentary group Thursday submitted a motion of no confidence in the Rosen Zhelyazkov Cabinet over corruption. The motion is backed by the MPs of Vazrazhdane and Velichie.

MECh leader Radostin Vasilev said the 15-page reasoning covered four or five sectoral policies involving high-level corruption, including the Energy Ministry's inaction on the agreement between Bulgaria's Bulgargaz and Bulgartransgaz and Turkiye's Botas. "We expect the motion to be debated next week, and to be put to the vote right before Good Friday [April 18]," he said.

The Cabinet of Rosen Zhelyazkov survived a no-confidence vote over its foreign policy on April 3. The motion was submitted by Vazrazhdane with support from the MPs of Velichie and MECh. The vote was 54-150, with no abstentions. CC-DB did not vote.