49th National Assembly of Bulgaria

== Government formation ==

== Government formation ==

With [[Bulgaria]] being in the middle of an already 2-year-lasting [[2021-2023 Bulgarian political crisis|political crisis]], the [[GERB-SDS]] and [[PP-DB]] parliamentary groups decided to disregard their [[2020–2021 Bulgarian protests|differences]] and embrace their common [[pro-Europeanism|pro-European]] goals. The solution was to be a [[rotation government]], many of whose Ministers were to be [[Independent politician|Independent]] experts. The respective nominees for [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria|Prime Minister]] were [[Mariya Gabriel]],{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=EU's Mariya Gabriel nominated to be Bulgaria's new prime minister |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-commisioner-mariya-gabriel-nominated-for-bulgaria-pm-gerb-boyko-borissov/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=POLITICO |language=en}} the [[European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth]] and [[Nikolay Denkov]],{{Cite web |title=Chemistry professor becomes newest Bulgarian PM candidate |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/chemistry-professor-becomes-newest-bulgarian-pm-candidate/ |access-date=2024-04-05}} a former [[Ministry of Education and Science (Bulgaria)|Minister of Education and Science]]. After long negotiations, Nikolay Denkov was sworn in as Prime Minister on June 6, 2023, while Gabriel assumed the role of his Deputy and [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]].{{Cite web |title=Bulgaria's parliament elects new government led by PM Denkov |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/bulgarias-parliament-elects-new-government-led-by-pm-denkov-2023-06-06/ |access-date=2024-04-05}} The two would switch places in nine months time. The main goals of the new [[Denkov Government|Government]] were Bulgaria joining both the [[Schengen area]] and the [[Eurozone]], as well as other legislative initiatives, such as a constitutional amendment in regards to the [[judicial branch]] in Bulgaria.{{Cite web |last=Tcherneva |first=Vessela |date=2023-06-27 |title=Cautious optimism: What Bulgaria's new government means for Europe |url=https://ecfr.eu/article/cautious-optimism-what-bulgarias-new-government-means-for-europe/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=ECFR |language=en-GB}}

With [[Bulgaria]] being in the middle of an already 2-year-lasting [[2021–present Bulgarian political crisis|political crisis]], the [[GERB-SDS]] and [[PP-DB]] parliamentary groups decided to disregard their [[2020–2021 Bulgarian protests|differences]] and embrace their common [[pro-Europeanism|pro-European]] goals. The solution was to be a [[rotation government]], many of whose Ministers were to be [[Independent politician|Independent]] experts. The respective nominees for [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria|Prime Minister]] were [[Mariya Gabriel]],{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=EU's Mariya Gabriel nominated to be Bulgaria's new prime minister |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-commisioner-mariya-gabriel-nominated-for-bulgaria-pm-gerb-boyko-borissov/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=POLITICO |language=en}} the [[European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth]] and [[Nikolay Denkov]],{{Cite web |title=Chemistry professor becomes newest Bulgarian PM candidate |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/chemistry-professor-becomes-newest-bulgarian-pm-candidate/ |access-date=2024-04-05}} a former [[Ministry of Education and Science (Bulgaria)|Minister of Education and Science]]. After long negotiations, Nikolay Denkov was sworn in as Prime Minister on June 6, 2023, while Gabriel assumed the role of his Deputy and [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]].{{Cite web |title=Bulgaria's parliament elects new government led by PM Denkov |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/bulgarias-parliament-elects-new-government-led-by-pm-denkov-2023-06-06/ |access-date=2024-04-05}} The two would switch places in nine months time. The main goals of the new [[Denkov Government|Government]] were Bulgaria joining both the [[Schengen area]] and the [[Eurozone]], as well as other legislative initiatives, such as a constitutional amendment in regards to the [[judicial branch]] in Bulgaria.{{Cite web |last=Tcherneva |first=Vessela |date=2023-06-27 |title=Cautious optimism: What Bulgaria's new government means for Europe |url=https://ecfr.eu/article/cautious-optimism-what-bulgarias-new-government-means-for-europe/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=ECFR |language=en-GB}}

== Independents ==

== Independents ==