Bulgarian government challenges parliament decision on Board of Peace

Bulgaria’s caretaker government has asked the Constitutional Court to rule on the constitutionality of a parliamentary decision obliging it to submit a bill on Bulgaria’s accession to Trump's Peace Board, the court said.

Under a resolution adopted on March 13, parliament instructed the government to present a bill to ratify Bulgaria’s accession as a founding member of the body, established at the initiative of U.S. President Donald Trump.

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The accession document was signed by outgoing Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, but cannot take effect without ratification by parliament.

Edited by Miglena Ivanova