Deputies elected Rosen Zhelyazkov as Prime Minister. 239 MPs voted - "for" 125, "against" 114, 0 abstained.
The MPs also approved the structure of the Council of Ministers.
239 MPs voted again - 125 supported the composition of the "Zhelyazkov" cabinet, "against" were again 114, 0 abstained.
With the same votes, the personal composition of the "Zhelyazkov" cabinet was also approved.
The new ministers took the oath.
The anthems of the Republic of Bulgaria and Europe were played.
Before presenting his cabinet, Rosen Zhelyazkov made an address from the parliamentary rostrum.
„I thank the coalition partners with whom we managed to reach an agreement in a difficult period, putting aside our ideological and political differences. From „Democracy, Rights and Freedoms” – MRF expressed their desire to support the cabinet. Bulgaria needs a regular government with policies that support the rule of law, security, protection and social rights of citizens, because the country is in a crisis of confidence.
This can be overcome by eliminating the prerequisites for impunity. Due to the highly complicated situation related to wars and crises, a convincing institutional response is needed. The rule of law, equality before the law, protection of freedom and pluralism. Among the main priorities are improving the quality of life, guaranteeing democratic rule of law, protecting parliamentary democracy, guaranteeing sustainable public finances, striving for a balanced budget, crowning the efforts for membership in the eurozone and realizing investments under the EMU”, said Zhelyazkov.
In his words “in the name of the national interest we can achieve everything with honest work, with the support of the majority and the constructive criticism and control of the opposition”. The candidate-prime minister thanked the negotiating team for their hard work.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov accepted the mandate from President Rumen Radev and immediately returned it fulfilled.
The government includes Atanas Zafirov as Deputy Prime Minister, Grozdan Karadzhov as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications, Temenuzhka Petkova as Minister of Finance, Daniel Mitov as Minister of Internal Affairs. Georg Georgiev takes over the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Minister of Regional Development and Public Works is Ivan Ivanov. The post of Minister of Labor and Social Policy is taken by Borislav Gutsanov. The Minister of Defense is Atanas Zapryanov, and the Minister of Justice is Georgi Georgiev. The Ministry of Education is again headed by Krasimir Valchev, and the Ministry of Health is headed by Silvi Kirilov. The Minister of Culture is Marian Bachev, the Minister of Agriculture and Food is Georgi Tahov, and the Minister of Environment and Water is Manol Genov. The Ministry of Economy and Industry is headed by Petar Dilov, and the Ministry of Energy is headed by Zhecho Stankov. The Minister of Electronic Governance is Valentin Mundrov, the Minister of Tourism is Miroslav Borshosh, and the Minister of Youth and Sports is Ivan Peshev.