site.btaMPs to Debate Thursday Third No-Confidence Motion against Zhelyazkov Cabinet

MPs will debate on Thursday the third motion of no confidence against the government of Rosen Zhelyazkov, and the vote will be 24 hours after the end of the debate, according to the draft agenda for this week's plenary session of the parliament, published on the National Assembly website.

The motion for the cabinet’s resignation was submitted last Friday at the initiative of Vazrazhdane with the support of Velichie and MECh.

The vote is on the "government’s failure regarding fiscal policy and the eurozone." The cabinet, supported by the current ruling coalition, is deepening fiscal imbalances and is not taking the necessary urgent measures to restore the sustainability of Bulgaria’s public finances, Vazrazhdane said in its reasoning. According to them, the government is pursuing "incorrectly set goals, based on false statistical data, overly optimistic macroeconomic forecasts, and unrealistic expectations regarding tax revenue collection."

According to the National Assembly’s rules of procedure, the debate on the motion can begin no earlier than three days and no later than seven days after the proposal is submitted. The vote takes place no earlier than 24 hours after the end of the debate.

A motion for a vote of no confidence is successful when more than half of all members of parliament vote in favour, according to the Constitution.

The first and second no-confidence votes against the Rosen Zhelyazkov cabinet were unsuccessful.

The first was initiated by Vazrazhdane for "failure in the foreign policy sector".

The second - by MECh, for "failure in the fight against corruption".

The first item on Thursday’s agenda, according to the draft programme, is the termination of Kiril Petkov’s term as MP from We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria. On Monday, Petkov filed his resignation as a member of the Bulgarian Parliament.