Bulgarian Parliament Approves New Ministers in Cabinet Change
- Lawmakers vote after delay caused by President Radev
- Cabinet’s resignation ‘unrealistic scenario,’ analyst says
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Bulgaria’s parliament approved three new ministers in Premier Boyko Borissov’s government after its handling of a deadly bus crash triggered a shakeup and criticism over its ability to run state institutions.
The Aug. 25 accident, which killed 17 people when the bus they were riding in skidded off a mountain road into a gorge, has fueled heated debates in the European Union’s poorest and most-corrupt member state. It led to brief jostling between Borissov’s Gerb party and its nationalist ruling-coalition partners, whose leader rescinded a threat to step down this month over the departure of the interior, transport and regional development members.