The 52nd National Assembly has established six distinct parliamentary groups following the announcement of their respective leaders by Parliament Chair Mihaela Dotsova during the inaugural session on Thursday. The six groups and their announced leaders are as follows: Progressive Bulgaria, whose floor leadership is headed by Petar Vitanov, supported by Deputy Floor Leaders Galin Durev, Vladimir Nikolov, Slavi Vassilev, and Olga Borisova. GERB-UDF has Boyko Borissov as its Floor Leader, with Denitsa Sacheva, Kostadin Angelov, and Roumen Hristov serving as Deputy Floor Leaders.
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms is led by Delyan Peevski, supported by Deputy Floor Leaders Ayten Sabri, Halil Letifov, Hamid Hamid, and Iskra Mihaylova-Koparova. Democratic Bulgaria features Nadejda Iordanova as its Floor Leader, with Bozhidar Bozhanov and Katya Paneva designated as Deputy Floor Leaders. Continue the Change (CC) is represented by Nikolay Denkov as its Floor Leader, alongside Deputy Floor Leaders Ivaylo Shotev and Tatyana Sultanova-Siveva.
Finally, Vazrazhdane has Kostadin Kostadinov as its Floor Leader, with Peter Petrov as its Deputy Floor Leader. It was noted that Continue the Change and Democratic Bulgaria, which campaigned together during the elections, opted to form separate parliamentary groups. Democratic Bulgaria’s leadership characterized this split as a “serious political mistake.” Conversely, Continue the Change proposed that the two parties sign an agreement to form a joint parliamentary alliance under the banner of “Strong Bulgaria in a Strong Europe.”
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It seems the legislative process is moving forward with the formal establishment of the parliamentary groups.