Velislava Delcheva has been elected Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria. 123 MPs voted in support of her candidacy. 92 were "against", and 5 abstained.
Delcheva was a GERB-SDF nominee. The MPs from the formation voted for her, and she also received support from ITN, "DPS – Novo nacholu" and "BSP – Obedinena levitsa", BNR listed.
"I have a difficult task ahead of me to justify the trust. I take on an enormous responsibility. The agenda in my work will be determined by the citizens, and the protection of their rights will be a priority in the work of the Ombudsman. Together with you, I hope we can find solutions to these problems. I count on good cooperation from the National Assembly," she commented after her election.
Velislava Delcheva is a lawyer and has over 20 years of experience, especially in the reform of our judicial system.
There were six candidates for the position - a record number so far. These are: Anton Stankov, Maria Mateva, Dzhema Grozdanova, Dimitar Margaritov, Maya Manolova and Velislava Delcheva.
One of the reasons for the large number of candidates for the position of Ombudsman is due to the constitutional changes that expand the circle of people who can be appointed as acting Prime Minister.
According to the changes, the Ombudsman or his deputy is also among the potential candidates.