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Add as preferred source on GoogleThe Bulgarian government, led by PM Rosen Zhelyazkov, survived its fifth no confidence vote, with 132 lawmakers opposing the motion, ensuring continued governance.
SOFIA (Reuters) -The Bulgarian government led by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov survived a vote of no confidence on Thursday, BTA news agency reported.
The vote was called over what the opposition said was a failure to reform the justice and security sectors that are key to fighting corruption in the European Union and NATO member state.
The no-confidence motion was the fifth the government has faced since it took office in January. The vote ended with 101 lawmakers in favour of the motion and 132 against, with no abstentions. For the motion to pass, the support of more than half the deputies in the 240-seat parliament had been required.
(Reporting by Ivana Sekularac;Editing by Daria Sito-Sucic and Timothy Heritage)
The no-confidence motion ended with 101 lawmakers in favor and 132 against, with no abstentions.
The opposition called the vote over the government's failure to reform the justice and security sectors, which are crucial for fighting corruption.
This was the fifth no confidence vote that the Bulgarian government has faced since taking office in January.
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