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Stanishev Cabinet to hand over reins on July 27

Fri, Jul 24 2009 16:31 CET

byThe Sofia Echo staff

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Stanishev Cabinet to hand over reins on July 27

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The outgoing Cabinet of Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev will officially hand over power on July 27, Bulgarian news agency BTA said on July 24, quoting a government press service statement.

The ceremony has been scheduled for 11am, by which point Parliament will have voted the new government of Sofia mayor Boiko Borissov.

Borissov's party, the Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria (abbreviated as GERB in Bulgarian), won 116 seats in the 240-seat Parliament at the July 5 elections. GERB's minority government is expected to be approved by MPs, with three smaller parties saying they would vote in favour during the validation vote on July 27.

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