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Lawmakers voted 138-98 to reject a proposal designed to make Rosen Zhelyazkov, a 56-year-old lawyer and former speaker of Parliament, the next prime minister. The GERB party, who proposed the minority government, finished first in the June elections but only have 68 legislators in the 240-seat National Assembly. The party picked Zhelyazkov to head a new government over its leader, Boyko Borissov, who led three governments between 2009 and 2021. His third Cabinet resigned following major anti-corruption protests. The move comes after six elections over the last three years that resulted in shak…

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