Bulgaria’s opposition parties filed a sixth no-confidence motion Friday against the coalition government led by Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov, accusing it of economic mismanagement.
The motion was submitted by 61 lawmakers from We Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria, Alliance for Rights and Freedoms, and MECH.
Under parliamentary rules, the motion must be debated within seven days and voted on at least 24 hours after debate concludes. Passage requires support from more than half of the 240-member legislature.
Jeliazkov’s administration took office Jan. 16, 2025, following snap elections in October 2024 — the country’s seventh parliamentary vote in three and a half years.
Previous no-confidence motions this year targeted the government’s handling of foreign affairs, corruption, fiscal policy, environmental management, and internal security. All were rejected.
Bulgaria’s constitution permits no-confidence motions from at least one-fifth of lawmakers but prohibits repeat motions on the same grounds within six months.