Bulgaria’s authorities has survived a parliamentary vote of no-confidence introduced by a pro-Russia opposition get together over a supposed failure within the nation’s international coverage.
The movement introduced by the Vazrazhdane get together and backed by two small nationalist teams criticised the federal government’s pro-Western stance, its assist for Ukraine and ongoing sanctions on Moscow.
The transfer was defeated within the 240-seat parliament with 150 votes in opposition to and 54 in favour.
Earlier than the vote, analysts predicted the end result, citing that almost all of Buglaria’s lawmakers assist the nation’s pro-European orientation.
Bulgaria has been a member of the EU since 2007.
“For Vazrazhdane, the vote is a device to amplify Russian narratives within the hybrid warfare in opposition to Bulgaria — a warfare Moscow wages with disinformation and subversive political techniques,” political analyst Ilian Vassilev stated.
The centre-right get together GERB, which leads the coalition authorities, condemned the no-confidence movement as an try to derail the adoption of the euro firstly of 2026, which might consolidate Bulgaria’s European integration.
Talking to the media after the vote, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov stated the movement’s defeat has “confirmed Bulgaria’s European perspective and democratic growth, which is what many of the Bulgarian individuals need”.
