Bulgaria's parliament approves new center-right government![]() November 7, 2014 - 16:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bulgaria's parliament has formally approved the country's new center-right government, the Associated Press reports. Lawmakers on Friday, Nov 7, voted 149-85 to elect 55-year-old Boyko Borisov as the new prime minister. In a separate vote, legislators also approved the Cabinet — a 16-member minority coalition between Borisov's center-right GERB party and the right-wing Reformist bloc. It will be supported in parliament by the nationalist Patriotic Front and the left-wing ABV party. The former Sofia mayor, whose GERB party won an Oct 5 election, was Prime Minister between 2009 and February 2013, when he stepped down amid nationwide social protests that have turned violent. Analysts predict a hard time for the new Cabinet, which faces the challenges of pushing through crucial legal reforms, reviving the slow economy and unfreezing blocked EU funds. Related links: ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |