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Teodora Tochkova, photo by BGNES
Teodora Tochkova has been elected Chief Judicial Inspector at the Inspectorate of the Supreme Judicial Council (VSS).
Tochkova, Chair of the Haskovo Administrative Court, was elected with 195 votes in favor and one vote against.
The other candidate was Vera Chochkova, criminal law judge at the Sofia City Court.
Chochkova was backed by 35 votes, with two votes against and 124 abstentions, according to reports of the BGNES news agency.
The two candidates were not asked any questions during the discussion in Parliament.
Tochkova has over 20 years of experience in the judicial system.
The Inspectorate at VSS is an independent body responsible for monitoring the activity of the judicial authorities without infringing their independence.
The Chief Judicial Inspector at the Inspectorate of the Supreme Judicial Council has a five-year term in office.
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