SOFIA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria's government, led by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, survived a third no-confidence motion in Parliament on Friday, less than six months after taking office.
The motion, submitted by opposition parties on June 27, accused the government of failing in its fiscal policy. However, it received support from only 54 deputies in the 240-seat National Assembly, while 130 lawmakers voted against it.
To pass, a no-confidence motion must be supported by a majority of more than half of all members of the National Assembly.
During Thursday's parliamentary debate, Dragomir Stoynev, chairperson of the "BSP - United Left" parliamentary group, which is part of the ruling coalition, defended the government's fiscal approach. He said that it was the only viable policy following four years of significant political and financial destabilization in the country.
This marked the opposition's third attempt to unseat the cabinet. The first motion, which criticized the government's foreign policy, failed on April 3. The second one, filed on April 17, accusing the government of inadequately combating corruption, also failed.
Zhelyazkov's government took office on Jan. 16 following the snap parliamentary elections held in October 2024, the seventh such election in just three and a half years. ■
