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Reuters
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Tsvetelia Tsolova

Bulgarian government faces no-confidence vote and political turmoil

FILE PHOTO: Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov speaks during an interview with Reuters in Sofia, Bulgaria, March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Spasiyana Sergieva

A no-confidence vote on Wednesday threatens to topple Bulgaria's government and Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, who pledged to tackle corruption and took an unusually strong stance against Russia.

Petkov's four-party coalition took office six months ago only to disintegrate earlier this month over disagreements on budget spending and whether Bulgaria should unlock North Macedonia's European Union accession.

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