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Deputies will have almost two weeks of pre-election vacations for the local vote. From October 16 to 27, parliamentary meetings will not be held, but committees will meet in the National Assembly.
The vacation is a practice, however, it is not regulated in Parliament's Rules of Procedure. One of the explanations is that the MPs are busy with the local elections and the other is that the tribune is used for election campaigning.
Large-scale protests are taking place this evening in Sofia and in more than 25 major cities across Bulgaria.
A large yellow sofa, dubbed “Divan Divan”, has been placed at Largo in Sofia to collect messages from citizens for Slavi Trifonov, leader of the ITN party in the governing coalition.
GERB leader Boyko Borissov announced that he will address issues of resignations and public protests after January 1, emphasizing that until then his focus remains on ensuring Bulgaria’s entry into the eurozone.
Counter-protests organized by “DPS – New Beginning” have begun in over 20 cities across Bulgaria.
The Bulgarian government has approved the draft State Budget Act for 2026 together with the Updated Medium-Term Budget Forecast for 2026–2028, which outlines the fiscal policies, macroeconomic assumptions and investment priorities for the next three years
EU countries will each have to secure guarantees worth billions of euros for the loan to Ukraine funded by frozen Russian assets, Politico’s Brussels edition reports.
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