We Continue the Change

The coalition "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB) submitted this morning a draft decision to the National Assembly, with which the Port of Rosenets returns to the control of the Bulgarian state.

If the elections in Bulgaria were held in early July this year, GERB-SDS would receive 26.4% support, and WCC-DB 21.8%. "Vazrazhdane" and DPS would have almost similar positions, 14.9% and 14.5%, respectively. BSP remains in fifth place with 9.7%. "There Is Such a People" with 4.3%. "Bulgarian Rise" would receive 2%. This is shown by the data of "Gallup International Balkan".

Bulgarian political party GERB-SDS stated that the proposal submitted to the parliament for new military aid to Ukraine foresees the provision of over 100 pieces of armored equipment, which is no longer needed for the Bulgarian gendarmerie, but is still functional.

A Bulgarian Government Press Office photo shows Bulgaria's Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov (R) welcoming Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Sofia, 6 July 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE/BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT

The election of the chairmen of standing committees in the National Assembly led to an interruption of the session - a new, unsuccessful request by "Vazrazhdane" for a chairman's council for additional consultations. This was followed by a demonstrative exit from the hall by "Vazrazhdane", BSP and "There Is Such a People".

"We have an initiative to provide armored vehicles to Ukraine from the warehouses of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, without affecting the reserves of the army. We are proposing this as a draft decision of the parliament. The approximate number will be around 100, mostly armored personnel carriers."

GERB-SDS and "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" reached an understanding on the general framework of the draft budget for 2023 at a meeting between Asen Vassilev and Kiril Petkov (WCC-DB) and Boyko Borissov (GERB-SDS) today in the room of GERB-SDS in the National Assembly.

Days after the visit of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Bulgarian head of state Rumen Radev criticized the actions of both the government and parliament regarding the war between Ukraine and Russia, as well as the organization surrounding the event itself.

After more than three and a half hours of debate and 98 votes "against", the Bulgarian parliament rejected the draft decision of "Vazrazhdane" to hold a referendum that would postpone Bulgaria's entry into the Eurozone for twenty years.

Society's expectations are that the life of the "Denkov" cabinet will be short. Only 15% believe that the cabinet will last for the planned period of one and a half years, said the sociologist Dobromir Zhivkov, who presented the conclusions of a national survey by "Market Links" on the political attitudes in the society, made on the order of bTV.