Once again parliament rejects proposal for a referendum on the adoption of the euro

Wednesday 28 May 2025 07:42

Wednesday, 28 May 2025, 07:42

Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov

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The National Assembly has once again rejected the proposal by Vazrazhdane party for the holding of a referendum on the adoption of the euro in Bulgaria. 50 MPs voted “for”, 112 “against and 53 abstained.

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The opposition parties MECH, Velichie and Vazrazhdane supported the idea, plus one member of parliament from the Bulgarian Socialist Party, which is part of the ruling coalition.GERB/SDS, which is part of the ruling coalition, as well as the opposition coalition We Continue the Change/Democratic Bulgaria and the opposition party DPS-New Beginning voted “against”. The MPs from There Is Such a People and the Bulgarian Socialist Party, both part of the ruling coalition, as well as from DPS-DPS abstained.

Edited by Ivo Ivanov
Translated and posted by Milena Daynova
Photo: BTA

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