Nataliya Kiselova (BSP-United Left) has stepped down as Chair of the National Assembly. Opening Wednesday’s sitting of the legislature, Kiselova said she had submitted a formal application to leave the post.
She said she was honoured to serve as parliament leader.
“From BSP–United Left, we have proven that in moments critical for the State, we can rise to the height of the historical moment,” said Kiselova in a statement before the members of Parliament, as quoted by BSP-United Left in a press release.
“Today, I submitted a letter of resignation from my position as Chair of the National Assembly. In recent days, it has been said that in politics no one owes anything to anyone. On the contrary, we do owe — to the citizens who, a year ago, voted for all of us, and to those who, a year ago, chose not to exercise their right to vote,” she said.
“Over the past five years, the political crisis has not subsided. We lack the skills for mutual respect, for consensus, for coalition culture. As a member of Parliament and as part of the BSP–United Left Parliamentary Group, we have proven that in moments critical for the State, we can be responsible and rise to the height of the historical moment”.
“Today I am stepping down, and in doing so, I am showing how one should act — with a sense of duty and responsibility toward parliamentary practice in conditions of shared governance. “It was an honour!,” Kiselova concluded her address.
Raya Nazaryan (GERB-UDF) took over the presiding role for the ongoing proceedings.
On Tuesday, the government coalition of GERB-UDF, BSP-United Left and There Is Such a People decided that Nazaryan will replace Kiselova as Chair of the National Assembly. The Joint Governance Council of the three-party coalition decided earlier on Tuesday to introduce rotational chairmanship of parliament. GERB said on Facebook that the rotiation will take place every ten months. Nataliya Kiselova Steps Down as Parliament Chair THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-29 09:39:00 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