site.btaNational Assembly to Vote on Proposed Zhelyazkov Government

As the first item on Thursday's agenda, the National Assembly will vote on the cabinet proposed by Rosen Zhelyazkov, said Dragomir Stoynev from BSP - United Left, who chaired the session on Wednesday.

To be voted through, a proposed cabinet needs a 121-vote majority in the 240-seat legislature. Combined, GERB-UDF, BSP-United Left and There Is Such a Peopla (TISP) have 107 MPs. If backed by Democracy, Rights and Freedom - DRF's 19 lawmakers, the coalition can count on 126 votes, 5 more than the required minimum.

If the proposed government is voted down in Parliament, the Constitution stipulates that the President has to mandate the second largest parliamentary group to propose a cabinet. If it also fails, the third exploratory mandate goes to a parliamentary group chosen by the head of State. Failure to form a regular government under the third mandate results in snap parliamentary elections.