Third consecutive no-confidence motion fails, Peevski declares support for a full term
The third vote of no confidence against the cabinet of PM Rossen Zhelyazkov was rejected without much resistance after MRF-New Beginning of Delyan Peevski once again supported the ruling majority and announced that it would continue to do so throughout its full term in office.
Only 54 MPs from the parliamentary groups of Mech, Vazrazhdane, and Velichie voted in favor of the cabinet's resignation. WCC-DB and Ahmed Dogan's ARF faction did not participate in the vote. 130 MPs - from GERB, BSP, TISP, and MRF-New Beginning, as well as four independents - voted against the motion.
The leader of MRF-New Beginning Delyan Peevski, whose party had remained silent on the vote in recent days, left the plenary hall immediately after the vote and addressed the opposition in the corridors, stating that the next parliamentary elections would be regular, meaning four years on from the last ones.
Worker killed in industrial accident at Arsenal munitions plant
There was no explosion during yesterday's incident at the Arsenal military factory in Kazanlak, in which a worker died, Georgi Nikolov, deputy district prosecutor of Stara Zagora, told reporters at a briefing.
For reasons that are still unknown, part of a machine centrifuge used to dry a nitroglycerin mixture broke loose and fell on a worker. He died in the ambulance on the way to hospital.
A total of three people were in the workshop at the time of the accident, which occurred at 17:30 and has been classified as a workplace accident. No one else was injured.
Investigators will determine why the machine malfunctioned and when it underwent a technical inspection. A pre-trial investigation has been initiated. Another inspection will be conducted today.
No hot water in several Sofia districts throughout July-September: Toplofikatsia
As every year, hot water in Sofia will be shut off gradually for the "annual maintenance" of the facilities of Toplofikatsia Sofia.
The first period without hot water is already coming to an end. From July 1 to 6, the Lyulin heating plant, which serves the neighborhood of the same name, as well as Obelya, was shut down for inspection and testing.
From July 21 to 28, preventive maintenance is planned for the Zemlyane heating plant, which affects the neighborhoods of Krasno Selo, Beli Brezi, parts of Strelbishte, Gotse Delchev, and Borovo.
From August 4 to 8, the Sofia Thermal Power Plant, which serves Zone B-5, Serdika, Nadezhda, Svoboda, and parts of the city center, is scheduled to be shut down.
From September 1 to 8, Mladost, Druzhba, Slatina, Geo Milev, Iztok, Dianabad, and other eastern neighborhoods served by the Sofia East Thermal Power Plant will be without hot water. The dates for this maintenance are subject to change, according to Toplofikatsia Sofia.
Third consecutive no-confidence motion fails, Peevski declares support for a full term
The third vote of no confidence against the cabinet of PM Rossen Zhelyazkov was rejected without much resistance after MRF-New Beginning of Delyan Peevski once again supported the ruling majority and announced that it would continue to do so throughout its full term in office.
