Bulgarian Parliament overrides presidential veto on APCs for Ukraine
On December 8, Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted to override President Rumen Radev’s veto of an agreement between the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior and the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense on Bulgaria’s supply of used armored personnel carriers (APCs) to Ukraine, ratified by the parliament last month.
The proposal to override the veto was adopted by 161 votes in favor, 55 deputies voted against, Censor.NET reports with reference to Ukrinform.
The Bulgarian Constitution grants the head of state a limited veto power, allowing the president to return laws to the National Assembly for further discussion. In turn, the parliament can override the president's veto by a simple majority vote or accept the veto and revise the vetoed provisions.
Since taking office in January 2017, Radev has freely used his power, the newspaper notes, and this was his 34th veto. The National Assembly overrode the veto in almost all but five cases.
Earlier, Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov expressed confidence that the majority in the parliament would reject the veto imposed by President Rumen Radev on the agreement to supply Ukraine with 100 units of armored vehicles.
As reported, the Bulgarian National Assembly at its regular meeting on Wednesday, November 22, ratified the agreement between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on the provision of armored vehicles, relevant weapons and spare parts to Ukraine.
