National Assembly

During the second round of readings on constitutional amendments, the Bulgarian Parliament voted to permit individuals with dual citizenship to be elected as Members of Parliament (MPs) if they've resided in the country for the past 18 months.

In the Republic of Serbia, the concluding phase of the electoral campaign is in full swing for the extraordinary parliamentary elections, extraordinary elections for the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, and extraordinary local elections for the capital city of Belgrade, along with an additional 65 local self-governments.

With the upcoming changes to the Constitution and the limitation of the uncontrollable presidential power through the caretaker government, Bulgaria will come closer to a true parliamentary republic.

In a contentious session at the Bulgarian Parliament, MPs voted 66-61 in favor of supporting Nikolai Denkov's government. However, moments before the no-confidence motion was put to vote, Members of Parliament from GERB-SDS and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) vacated the chamber.

In a decisive move, Bulgarian deputies have rejected proposals to lower the threshold for holding referendums in the country. The National Assembly, in a session today, dismissed the draft law on amendments to the Law on Direct Participation of Citizens in State Power and Local Self-Government, as put forth by the party "There Is Such A People" (TISP).

President signed the decision on the elections and addressed the citizens in the Presidency.
According to the law, all election deadlines start from the moment of announcement.

By 11 am, 100% of the tally sheets in 14 regional capitals were processed - Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Gaborov, Dobrich, Kardzhali, Lovech, Montana, Pazardhik, Pernik, Razgrad, Ruse, Silistra, Sliven, Smoylan, Haskovo and Yambol.

Blagoevgrad

Ilko Stoyanov (nominating committee): 27.07%

BAKU - Serbian Parliament Speaker Vladimir Orlic, who is on an official visit to Azerbaijan, met with his counterpart Sahiba Gafarova in Baku on Friday.

They said they were pleased to be meeting again after Gafarova's visit to Belgrade in May this year, when they signed a MoU to confirm a commitment to continuing the dynamic cooperation.

"Bulgaria can get out of the exception for Lukoil to use Russian oil until the end of 2024, without changing fuel prices". This was stated by Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov.

He recalled that fuel prices in Bulgaria depend on the regional market.

Among them are the rebalancing of the budget, the election of the Minister of Economy, excise taxes, pension and disability insurance, management of companies owned by the Republic of Serbia.
President of the Assembly of Serbia, Vladimir Orli, at the request of 104 deputies, called the fifth extraordinary session for today, starting at 10 a.m.