Bulgarian MPs from DPS-Dogan Retain Immunity Amid Heated Parliamentary Debate
Jeyhan Ibryamov, a deputy from "Democracy, Rights and Freedoms - DPS *Dogan)," retained his parliamentary immunity
Mustafa Karadayi has resigned as chairman of the DPS (Dvijenie za Prava i Svobodi/Movement for Rights and Freedoms), "24 Chasa" reports, citing unofficial sources from the Movement.
DPS did not comment on the information to BNT, but reported that a party meeting is currently being held.
Epicenter.bg states that Ahmed Dogan will become the chairman of the DPS until the party's conference in February 2024.
Since October 16, MP Delyan Peevski has been co-chairman of the DPS parliamentary group. He shared the post with the previous leader of the party, Mustafa Karadayi.
The reasons for this surprising move by Karadayi, which was however predicted by his fellow party members, are not clear.
On his birthday, the honorary chairman of DPS, Ahmed Dogan, wished him moderation in his personal life and in politics, which many interpreted as a yellow card from his side to the leader.
Susan Falatko, a career diplomat, has officially arrived in Sofia on February 18 to take up her role as the Chargé d'affaires ad interim at the U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria
Nikolai Denkov, former PM and current co-chair of the WCC-DB parliamentary group, stated that the topic of sending Bulgarian soldiers to Ukraine has never been discussed at any level
GERB leader Boyko Borissov reaffirmed that Bulgarian soldiers will not be sent to Ukraine under any circumstances
President Rumen Radev has firmly stated his opposition to Bulgaria sending troops to Ukraine
The management program of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov's government spans 100 pages and is expected to receive approval today from the coalition partners
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev stated that there is now political will at the highest level to address the conflict in Ukraine through diplomatic means
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