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Ivan Kostov, MP from the right-wing DSB, accused Bulgaria's socialist of defending the crimes of the Communist regime over thier reluctance to regognize August 23 as a Day of the Victims of Totalitarianism. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency
The Bulgarian Parliament officially declared August 23 a Day of Commemoration of the Victims of the Crimes Committed by Communist and other Totalitarian Regimes.
The Thursday discussion to support the European decrees to condemn the crimes of Communist regimes, however, triggered heated debates among the parliamentary left and right wing.
Maya Manolova, from the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party, said that some Members of the Parliament had yet to realize that very recently Europe celebrated the 20th anniversary from the fall of the Berlin Wall and they reminded her of the Japanese soldier found alive in the 70s, in the Philippines jungle, not knowing World War II was over.
“This a great metaphor, but who is the soldier today? Who is hiding in their own jungle, defending Communism, without knowing the Berlin Wall is down? We made a generous offer to you; we want to honor all people who have died defending their convictions...”, Ivan Kostov from the right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) replied.
On October 7, the Parliament voted against the proposal for August 23 to be a national holiday and day off work.
August 23 is also marked in Bulgaria for the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
Former caretaker justice minister Krum Zarkov has been elected as the new leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party following a vote at the party’s 51st Congress, held in Sofia on Saturday.
President Iliana Yotova continued consultations with parliamentary parties regarding the appointment of a caretaker prime minister, meeting representatives of “BSP-United Left” and “There is Such a People” (TISP) at Dondukov 2
The Central Election Commission has formally removed four political formations from the coalition “BSP-United Left”, following requests submitted by the parties themselves to end their participation in the alliance.
Atanas Zafirov, leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party - United Left (BSP-UL), made clear that his party will not participate in attempts to form a government under the current parliament
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GERB leader Boyko Borissov reacted to the fall of the Zhelyazkov government during a live broadcast on his official Facebook page, following the mass protests across the country.
The government is making a second clumsy attempt to introduce the state budget.
People with disabilities in Bulgaria face the most severe difficulties in the entire European Union, alongside Greece
The current patient fee for a medical consultation has lost its purpose and no longer serves its intended functions, according to Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) chairman Dr.
Brussels has unofficially warned Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova that the country’s euro adoption process could be suspended, according to BGNES, citing Nova TV.
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