With 129 votes "for" and 103 were against and without "abstaining" deputies released Rosen Zhelyazkov as Speaker of the National Assembly.
61 deputies from PP-DB, 34 from "Vazrazhdane", 23 from BSP, 10 from ITN and one independent voted for his resignation, 103 deputies voted against - from GERB and DPS.
He was sent off from the hall with applause, the deputies from GERB were on their feet, and among them, mainly the ladies, there were tears.
The draft decision on the early release of the Speaker of the National Assembly was submitted and signed yesterday by the people's representatives from "We continue the change - Democratic Bulgaria" and from "BSP for Bulgaria".
The basis is the systematic failure to fulfill his duties as chairman.
The specific reasons for the proposed decision are: violation of the procedure for early termination of the mandate of the manager of the National Health Insurance Fund - Stanimir Mihailov; systematic abuse of the right under Art. 48, para. 5 of the Rules for the Organization and Activities of the National Assembly; violations during parliamentary control under Art. 105 of the Rules for the Organization and Activities of the National Assembly, is stated in the reasons.
Dear colleagues, it was an honor for me to be the chairman of the 49th National Assembly. This was stated by the Speaker of the 49th National Assembly, Rosen Zhelyazkov, minutes before he was relieved of his post. GERB-SDS and DPS applauded him on their feet.
Sometimes you have to be quiet to be heard. All of us in this room are people, but people sent by other people to work for people. As people, we have our passions, but as people's representatives, we have responsibility, Zhelyazkov said.