The Bulgarian government has "survived" a vote of no confidence in parliament, the second such vote in the last two weeks.
The proposal, submitted by the Meh party and supported by two other nationalist and pro-Russian parties, accuses the government of failing to effectively fight corruption.
Out of a total of 240 deputies in the parliament in Sofia, 72 voted for the government to fall, and 130 voted that the government of the center-right GERB party should remain in office.
The government condemned the proposal as an attempt to thwart Bulgaria's plan to adopt the euro in early 2026, which would consolidate its European integration.
Contrary to its declared priority of confronting corruption, the pro-Western opposition coalition "Continuing Changes - Democratic Bulgaria" (PP-DB) did not support the proposal, citing the upcoming European Commission report on Bulgaria's bid to join the eurozone as a reason to avoid destabilizing the government.
"Any vote of no confidence before Bulgaria's entry into the eurozone is not a vote to topple the government, but a vote to stop its pro-European course," said PP-DB MP Venko Sabrutev.
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