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Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev. Photo by BGNES
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has announced that the country’s new Parliament will be convened by the end of May.
Plevneliev told reporters on Friday that he is “seeking dialogue” with all parties in Parliament.
“The nation needs us to act as quickly and effectively as possible,” the President declared after meeting with representatives of three of the four parties that overcame the 4% election threshold.
Plevneliev, who is expected to sum up his talks with party leaders after meeting with Ataka chairman Volen Siderov, has declared on several occasions that a new government should be formed as soon as possible.
The center-right GERB of former PM Boyko Borisov gathered 30.503% of the votes in Sunday's general elections, final results show.
Left-wing Bulgarian Socialist Party is next with 26.614%, followed by the liberal Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) with 11.293% and the far-right,nationalist Ataka - 7.302%. All other parties running in Sunday's vote have remained below the 4% election threshold.
According to the final official count – GERB + Ataka will have together 120 seats and DPS + BSP – another 120 in the 240-seats unicameral Parliament.
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