site.btaMPs Fail to Elect Parliament Chair at Eighth Attempt

The eighth attempt to elect a chair of the 51st National Assembly failed on Friday. 

Natalia Kiselova of the BSP - United Left coalition and Silvi Kirilov of There Is Such a People (TISP) were the nominees who reached the run-off vote. Neither of them received the necessary number of votes in favour to become Parliament chair.

In the second round of voting on Thursday, Kiselova received 87 votes in favour, 61 votes against, and 88 abstentions. Bozhidar Bozhanov of CC-DB requested a re-vote, in which Kiselova received 87 votes in favour, 60 votes against, and 90 abstentions.

Kirilov received 99 votes in favour, 112 against, and 26 abstentions. TISP requested a re-vote, in which Kirilov got 99 votes in favour, 115 against, and 23 abstentions.

The next attempt to elect a head of the National Assembly will be made at a parliamentary sitting at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 4.