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First day of new Parliament

Tue, Jul 14 2009 17:39 CET byThe Sofia Echo staff 3071 Views
First day of new Parliament

Photo: Krassimir Yuskesseliev

Bulgaria's new Parliament held its first session on July 14, at which it elected its top officials and party leaders were given leave to address the 41st legislature in the modern history of the country.

The general elections on July 5 saw Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria (abbreviated as GERB in Bulgarian) of Sofia mayor Boiko Borissov win 116 of 240 seats in Parliament. It will receive the first shot at forming a government, once President Georgi Purvanov concludes the Constitution-mandated negotiations with political parties.

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