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Title: Update: GERB starts conceding to BSP demands Post by: PSOL on February 17, 2019, 05:55:16 PM https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-politics/bulgarias-largest-opposition-party-votes-to-quit-parliament-idUSKCN1Q60QQ
Quote As the Socialists control 79 of the 240 seats in parliament, the move, approved by BSP’s national council on Saturday, could lead to numbers in parliament more frequently falling short of those it needs to pass legislation. Hopefully Bulgaria can avoid the fates of Orban’s Hungary or Russia in these tumultuous times. GMantis, can you give us more information on the ground what instigated this?BSP, heir to Bulgaria’s once-mighty Communist Party, said the legislation had been made “in the interests of companies and oligarchs, and behind-the-scenes party arrangements only in the interests of certain parties”. BSP, led by its first female leader Kornelia Ninova, criticized the ruling center-right coalition for failing to implement laws to improve the lives of Bulgarian citizens at a time when parliament’s approval ratings have hit a new low. Title: Re: Update: GERB starts conceding to BSP demands Post by: PSOL on February 18, 2019, 10:43:11 AM https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-politics/bulgarian-ruling-party-scraps-election-code-revisions-after-opposition-walkout-idUSKCN1Q71AH
Quote Bulgaria’s ruling center-right party GERB on Monday dropped plans to revise the election code after they prompted the main opposition Socialist Party (BSP) to walk out of parliament. The BSP said on Sunday that fair elections could not be guaranteed in Bulgaria following the revisions, voted through after a marathon, 14-hour session last Thursday. Title: Re: Update: GERB starts conceding to BSP demands Post by: Antonio the Sixth on February 18, 2019, 03:35:21 PM That's relieving.
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