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According to the statement of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), Bulgaria's elections watchdog, lawmaker seats in the 43rd National Assembly are distributed as follows:
Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) - 84 seats
Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) - 39 seats
Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) - 38 seats
Reformist Bloc (RB) - 23 seats
Patriotic Front (PF) - 19 seats
Bulgaria without Censorship - 15 seats
Ataka - 11 seats
Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (ABV) 11 seats.
Boyko Borissov, leader of GERB, escalated his criticism of Bulgarian media outlets receiving grants today, calling for the suspension of such funding
According to a recent sociological survey by "Trend," GERB maintains a strong lead with 26.6% of voter support, significantly ahead of its competitors
Former Bulgarian Prime Minister and former leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), Sergey Stanishev, has firmly endorsed the idea of Bulgaria joining the eurozone
Boyko Borissov, the leader of GERB, has strongly denied any responsibility for Bulgaria's current financial situation
Boyko Borissov, leader of the GERB party, dismissed the criticism from the "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" (WCC-DB) coalition regarding the government's approach to the Eurozone
Delyan Dobrev, a member of the GERB party and chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee, stated that Bulgaria was ready for the Eurozone in 2021
Bulgaria's largest party GERB and the Reformist Bloc have both taken a U-turn after initially saying they found it impossible to shake hands during the government consultations on Wednesday.
Bulgaria's Central Electoral Committee (CEC) fined the leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) Lyutvi Mestan and MP Hyusein Hafsuzov for solicitation in foreign language, which is forbidden by law.
The new National Assembly is to hold its opening session on October 27, at 14:00 EEST, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev announced.
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is set to meet on Wednesday all parties and coalitions entering the new Parliament after the October 5 early elections.
Right-wing Reformist Bloc is the third political force to meet conservative GERB as part of the consultations to form a coalition government with shared responsibility.
The centre-right GERB and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) will negotiate on Tuesday afternoon on the formation and support for new government.
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