PARLIAMENT has rejected the presidential veto on the amended Cells, Tissues and Organs Transplantation Act by a majority of 154 votes.
The vote was taken on September 11.
President Georgi Purvanov vetoed the Transplanation Act amendments on August 10. His arguments were that the regime of transplantations should be more liberal than the one stipulated in the law, and it should not require deliberate consent. The amendments allow the transplantation of cells, tissues or organs only with the consent of the door. Purvanov insisted zon keeping the previous provisions of the law, which presumed the donor's consent to donate organs.
The Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) supported the vote of the National Movement Simeon II (NMSII) against the presidential veto. The MPs from the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) backed Purvanov and voted against the amendments.
The debate before the vote sparkled triggered a conflict between Parliament and Purvanov. NMSII MP Emil Koshlukov said that by his frequent vetos of laws, the President was abusing his powers. Purvanovc was also accused of campaigning to transform the parliamentary republic into a presidential republic.
In a statement from Indonesia, which he was visiting as part of an Asian tour, Purvanov challenged Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg and NMSII floor leader Stanimir Ilchev to say whether they agreed with these accusations.
Saxe-Coburg said the Government has no intention to wage war with any other institution. He said he had seen no hint from the President about a hypothetical change to the form of government.
According to Ilchev, the state institutions were working "relatively well" and there was a trend towards a further improvement in relations among them.
Speaking to reporters who accompanied him on his visit, Purvanov described the debate on the amendments of the Transplantation Act as lacking professional motives.
"When a party is in a grave situation and faces elections, it needs an enemy, preferable an external one," Purvanov said. He asked why the criticism had not been voiced while he was in Sofia.
The vote was taken on September 11.
President Georgi Purvanov vetoed the Transplanation Act amendments on August 10. His arguments were that the regime of transplantations should be more liberal than the one stipulated in the law, and it should not require deliberate consent. The amendments allow the transplantation of cells, tissues or organs only with the consent of the door. Purvanov insisted zon keeping the previous provisions of the law, which presumed the donor's consent to donate organs.
The Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) supported the vote of the National Movement Simeon II (NMSII) against the presidential veto. The MPs from the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) backed Purvanov and voted against the amendments.
The debate before the vote sparkled triggered a conflict between Parliament and Purvanov. NMSII MP Emil Koshlukov said that by his frequent vetos of laws, the President was abusing his powers. Purvanovc was also accused of campaigning to transform the parliamentary republic into a presidential republic.
In a statement from Indonesia, which he was visiting as part of an Asian tour, Purvanov challenged Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg and NMSII floor leader Stanimir Ilchev to say whether they agreed with these accusations.
Saxe-Coburg said the Government has no intention to wage war with any other institution. He said he had seen no hint from the President about a hypothetical change to the form of government.
According to Ilchev, the state institutions were working "relatively well" and there was a trend towards a further improvement in relations among them.
Speaking to reporters who accompanied him on his visit, Purvanov described the debate on the amendments of the Transplantation Act as lacking professional motives.
"When a party is in a grave situation and faces elections, it needs an enemy, preferable an external one," Purvanov said. He asked why the criticism had not been voiced while he was in Sofia.
