More than a month after the parliamentary elections, Bulgaria has unprecedentedly no elected chairman of the National Assembly. After more than four hours of scandals, insults and exchange of remarks in the hall for the ninth time and today, the deputies failed to unite around one choice, reports from Dariknews.bg. The meeting will continue tomorrow at 11 a.m.
After an hour break "for" Atanas Atanasova, 56 people's representatives voted, "against" 104 and 77 "abstained". On revoting "for" 56 voted for him, "against" 109 and "abstained".
Natalia Kiselova was voted in second place. It received the support of 87 MPs, 63 voted against, and 88 MPs abstained. On revoting "for" 88 MPs voted for it, "against" 64 and "abstained" 86.
"About" Petar Petrov, 45 deputies voted, "against" 129 and 63 "abstained".
Silvi Kirilov received the vote 48 "for", "against" 120 and 70 "abstained". After a re-vote, 82 deputies voted for it, "against" 121 and "does he abstain" 35.
Natalia Kiselova and Silvi Kirilov went to the runoff.
Natalia Kiselova received 88 votes for, 61 against and 89 abstentions.
Silvi Kirilov received 99 votes "for", "against" 119 and "does he abstain" 20. On a re-vote he got "for" 100, "against" 119 and "abstained" 19.