After a long political crisis, EU and NATO member Bulgaria now has a pro-Western government of the two largest party camps. Despite protests from pro-Russian nationalists, the People’s Assembly on Tuesday approved the new government led by Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov. It was the country’s fifth general election in two years.
This new government replaces an interim government appointed by pro-Russian President Rumen Radev.
The 60-year-old physical chemist, who belongs to the second coalition PP-DB, was confirmed by the election winners GERB-SDS and PP-DB with a majority of 132 votes. There were 69 votes against. Denkov served as education minister in several caretaker governments under the controversial conservative former prime minister and GERB leader Boyko Borissov.
The office of Prime Minister changes every nine months
As a compromise, both camps have agreed that the office of Prime Minister will rotate every nine months. After Denkow (PP), it is the turn of former EU Commissioner Maria Gabriel (GERB). The government itself received 131 votes in a separate vote. 69 MPs from pro-Russian and nationalist parties voted against.
Source: Krone
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