Stanishev Government
| Stanishev Government | |
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 86 cabinet of Bulgaria |
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| Date formed | 17 August 2005 |
| Date dissolved | 27 July 2009 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Georgi Parvanov |
| Head of government | Sergei Stanishev |
| Deputy head of government |
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| Member parties |
Bulgarian Socialist Party National Movement Simeon II Movement for Rights and Freedoms |
| Status in legislature | Coalition Government |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2005 |
| Legislature term(s) | 40th National Assembly |
| Outgoing formation | Electoral Defeat (2009) |
| Predecessor | Sakskoburggotski Government |
| Successor | First Borisov Government |
The eighty-six cabinet of Bulgaria also known as the three-party coalition cabinet (in Bulgarian: тройната коалиция) ruled from August 17, 2005 to July 27, 2009. The cabinet was formed with the coalition of the three leading at that time parties BSP, NDSV and DPS - in order of their parliamentary representation. Their parliamentary representation also determined the number of cabinet appointments (8:5:3 respectively).
Following the 2005 parliamentary elections no party won an outright majority. Almost a month after the election the first attempt to form a government was made. The Bulgarian Socialist Party, with 82 seats, reached a coalition agreement with the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, which had 34 seats. The proposed government would give the BSP 13 ministries and would give the MRF 5. Since the participating parties of the coalition only had 116 seats (out of 240) in the National Assembly, they would need the support of at least one of the other parties to support their minority coalition.
On Wednesday July 26 the first vote was supposed to be held but had to be postponed when opposition parties walked out of parliament, denying quorum.
The following day the Socialists succeeded in winning the support of the Bulgarian People's Union to hold a secret ballot. This move was designed to poach enough votes to form government. Sergei Stanishev, the chairman of the Socialist Party, narrowly won the vote to become Prime Minister: 120 "for", 119 "against" (1 absent). Stanishev then submitted his draft cabinet for approval, but it was rejected. The vote was tied in deciding the structure of the Council of ministers (119 "for" and "against") but its composition was defeated by a vote of 117 to 118. Claiming that the vote was rigged, Stanishev was able to schedule a new vote on Thursday to try to get approval for the draft cabinet. However, under pressure from the opposition and at least one constitutional judge who claimed a second vote would be unconstitutional, the Socialists admitted defeat and returned the exploratory mandate.
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