The ninety-third Cabinet of Bulgaria took office on May 4, 2017. It was a coalition government that was chaired by

Boyko Borisov Boyko Metodiev Borisov ( bg, Бойко Методиев Борисов, ; born 13 June 1959) is a Bulgarian politician who served as the prime minister of Bulgaria from 2009 to 2013, 2014 to 2017, and 2017 to 2021, making him Bulgaria's List of ...

. The government was formed after the Borisov's party,

GERB GERB ( bg, ГЕРБ, translation=coat of arms, acronym for Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria) is a conservative, populist political party which was the ruling party of Bulgaria between 2009 and 2021. History GERB is headed by fo ...

, won the 2017 parliamentary election. However, GERB won only 95 out of 240 seats in the

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and therefore needed to form a coalition in order to govern. On 16 April 2021, the 45th National Assembly voted for his resignation with 156 votes in favor, 75 against and 9 abstentions. The government resigned and continued to serve until a new cabinet was appointed. On 12 May 2021, the Government was dissolved.

Formation

The third Borisov government consisted of ministers from the ruling

party and the two leaders of the junior coalition partner

United Patriots The United Patriots (OP; bg, Обединени Патриоти; ОП, translit=Obedineni Patrioti; OP) was a nationalist electoral alliance in Bulgaria formed by three political parties: IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement (IMRO), Attack (unt ...

Cabinet

The third Bulgarian

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chaired by Boyko Metodiev Borisov has been voted in by 235 members of the Bulgarian Parliament (of them 134 in favor and 101 against, out of a total of 240 MPs) and sworn into term on May 4, 2017. The government was formed by the

Party and the parliamentary coalition of the

, with the initial support of the newcomer Volya Party of businessman

Veselin Mareshki Veselin Naydenov Mareshki ( bg, Веселин Найденов Марешки; born 26 March 1967) is a Bulgarian businessman and politician. He is the founder and leader of political party Volya. Background and education Veselin Mareshki wa ...

(although one of its MPs voted against). The composition of the Government was as follows:

References

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Formation

Cabinet

See also

References