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With 137 votes, the Chair of the Supreme Administrative Court, Konstantin Penchev, was elected by the Parliament as Bulgaria's new Ombudsman. Photo by BGNES
Konstantin Penchev is Bulgaria's new Ombudsman, the Chair of the Parliamentary Committee for electing a new person for the post, Yuliyana Koleva, announced in the Parliament Thursday.
During the secret vote, 137 have cast a ballot for the Chair of the Supreme Administrative Court (VAS) , Konstantin Penchev while other contender, Sabrie Sapundzhieva, a long-time member of Bulgaria's Central Election Commission, nominated by of the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS), got 51 votes.
Penchev was the candidate of the ruling, center-right Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party and replaces Ginyo Ganev, whose term expired in April. He would not be able to immediately assume the new post because the procedure to release him from duties as VAS Chair is lengthy and complex.
"I want to be a defender of public interests all while having the knowledge, the restraint and the consciousness of a magistrate. I would not talk about my CV; it was presented to you in detail. In the last years I had key posts in the State and my work has been followed closely. My civic position made me plenty of enemies, but even more friends. Am I going to protect all citizens the same way? No, I won't. There are disadvantaged people; I will defend them with the most energy – such as orphans or the disabled, I will protect people from police violence and Roma from violations of their human rights. I think our society needs understanding, not confrontation," Penchev told the Members of the Parliament.
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