Election Code revisions

site.btaOver Eight Hours of Debate on Election Code Revisions, Not Much Progress Made

Nadezhda Filipova

Commotion in Parliament's plenary hall as the MPs debate Election Code revisions, Nov. 25 (BTA Photo)

Sofia,

25.11.2022 21:28

(BTA)

Parliament took over eight hours Friday to debate controversial revisions of the Election Code. It even dropped Question Time from the day's agenda and extended its working hours to allow more time for the debate but did not make much progress. In

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