51st National Assembly of Bulgaria
51st National Assembly 51-то Народно събрание | |
|---|---|
| History | |
| Founded | November 11, 2024 |
| Preceded by | 50th National Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Vacant | |
Deputy Speakers | Vacant |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 240 |
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Political groups | |
| Meeting place | |
| "The Party House", Sofia | |
| Website | |
| parliament.bg | |
The Fifty First National Assembly (Bulgarian: Петдесетото народно събрание) is a convocation of the National Assembly of Bulgaria, formed according to the results of the irregular parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, held on 27 October 2024.[1]
Positions and Leadership
[edit]National Assembly Speaker and Deputy-Speakers
[edit]The opening session of the 51st National Assembly, as per tradition, was chaired by the oldest MP, Silvi Kirilov from ITN, who had also chaired the opening session of the preceding parliament.[2]
5 candidacies were presented for the Speakership in the first attempt to elect a speaker: former Speaker of the 50th National Assembly, Raya Nazaryan, from GERB-SDS, former Minister of Regional Development and PP-DB MP Andrey Tsekov, Revival MP Petar Petrov, BSP MP Natalia Kiselova, and ITN MP Nikoleta Kuzmanova.[3] During the voting, most parliamentary groups voted along party lines, with the exception of MECh and APS, who voted in support of all candidates with the exception of Nazaryan, while DPS-NN voted against all the candidates.[4] Ultimately, Raya Nazaryan and Andrey Tsekov proceeded into a second round, in which neither candidate managed to gain the neccessary support for a majority.[4] Following the failure of the first attempt to elect a speaker, ITN representative Toshko Yordanov called for the election of the oldest MP, Silvi Kirilov, as a temporary Chairman in order to enable the function of the National Assembly, as had previously occurred with the election of Vezhdi Rashidov in the 48th National Assembly.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Президентът свиква първото заседание на новия парламент на 11 ноември". Dnevnik.bg (in Bulgarian). 2024-11-04. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Силви Кирилов ще открие първото заседание на 51-то НС". Dnes.bg (in Bulgarian). 2024-11-07. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "2 жени и Андрей Цеков срещу Рая Назарян за шеф на парламента, ДПС на Делян Пеевски извън парламента". 24Chasa.bg (in Bulgarian). 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ a b c "Равенство на балотажа: Цеков срещу Назарян - кой ще бъде следващият председател на 51-вото НС". Vesti.bg (in Bulgarian). 2024-11-11. Retrieved 2024-11-11.