Balgarianovinite.com The National Assembly passed at first reading on Thursday all three bills amending the Judiciary System Act, introduced by Progressive Bulgaria, Democratic Bulgaria, and Continue the Change.
The amendments relate to the criteria for selecting members of the judiciary. All three bills provide for limiting the powers of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) whose term has expired to make personnel decisions. The bill, proposed by Progressive Bulgaria, provides for the possibility that after the term expires, these powers may be exercised only in exceptional cases to ensure the normal functioning of the judicial system.
The ruling party proposes measures to limit the concentration of influence, suggesting that individuals who have held senior leadership positions should not be immediately eligible for election as members of the SJC.
The bill proposed by Democratic Bulgaria introduces a “double majority” requirement for key decisions both in the SJC plenary and the Judges Chamber on personnel and disciplinary matters. Decisions will require not only an overall majority but also a majority of members directly elected by judges, with the aim of strengthening the professional quota and limiting political influence.
The bill proposed by Continue the Change suggests changes to the method of selecting the parliamentary quota in the SJC so that it takes on a public rather than a partisan character, creating an opportunity for the academic community and the bar to nominate their own representatives. More specifically, one member of the Judges Chamber is appointed at the recommendation of the General Assembly of Attorneys in Bulgaria; one member of the Judges Chamber at the recommendation of the Union of Jurists in Bulgaria; one member of the Prosecutors Chamber at the recommendation of the Academic Council of Sofia University; and one member of the Prosecutors Chamber at the recommendation of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. National Assembly Passes at First Reading all Three Bills Amending Judiciary System Act 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-14 12:26:44 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