GERB-UDF would wait for BSP – United Left to make a decision regarding the possible rotation of the National Assembly Chair before discussing the matter at the Joint Governance Council, Deputy National Assembly Chair and GERB-UDF Deputy Floor Leader Raya Nazaryan said in a Sunday morning interview with bTV, the coalition’s said in a press release.
She recalled that during Tuesday’s meeting of the Joint Governance Council, GERB-UDF and There Is Such a People (TISP) had raised the issue of introducing a rotational chairmanship of the National Assembly as part of the shared governance arrangement among the three coalition partners – GERB-UDF, BSP – United Left, and TISP. The announcement was later published on GERB’s official Facebook page.
Nazaryan recalled that when the 51st National Assembly was constituted, there had been several unsuccessful attempts to elect a Chair. She said that the eventual election had been driven not by political considerations but by the need for an administrative solution that would allow Parliament to begin its work and start negotiations on forming a governing majority. The coalition agreement did not explicitly include the position of National Assembly Chair, which, along with the appointments of regional governors and their deputies, had been left aside during the talks, she further stressed.
Nazaryan said that after discussions held within the Joint Governance Council earlier in October, a new mechanism had been proposed to formalize the shared chairmanship arrangement. She added that the coalition would await the outcome of the BSP National Council meeting later on Friday, after which the Joint Governance Council would convene to address the rotation issue.
She declined to comment on the performance of Nataliya Kiselova, the current National Assembly Chair (BSP – United Left), saying only that nothing in politics is owed to anyone and that every Parliament faces its own challenges.
Looking back, Nazaryan said that when coalition talks began on forming a stable majority, the political conversation had not involved the Movement for Rights and Freedoms – New Beginning (MRF – New Beginning) becoming a formal fourth partner. Instead, the goal had been to allow the group to exercise its parliamentary rights under the rules of procedure, including participation in parliamentary bodies, without specific discussions about which committees this would involve.
Nazaryan said GERB-UDF appreciated MRF – New Beginning’s declaration of support for the government’s strategic objectives and their decision not to take part in parliamentary bodies in order to avoid creating additional political tension at a critical time for the country. She stressed that within the coalition, serving a full mandate was viewed as a rule rather than an exception, and that the partners were committed to following established procedures.
She also said that the coalition had set itself several key political priorities, including financial stability, the 2025 state budget, the renegotiation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, and Bulgaria’s full integration into the EU through its eurozone membership.
Nazaryan added that while the Alliance for Rights and Freedoms had decided to leave the coalition over differences on strategic priorities, MRF – New Beginning had continued to support these key policy processes, thereby helping to maintain political stability. GERB-UDF to Wait for BSP-United Left Decision before Discussing Rotation of National Assembly Chairmanship THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-26 10:20:21 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
