Bulgarian government faces third no-confidence vote


  • World
  • Thursday, 06 Feb 2014

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Socialist-led government faces its third no confidence vote in four months and is likely to survive it but the unpopular administration will remain under pressure after being impaired by daily unrest last year.

The main opposition GERB party called on Thursday for the vote, accusing the government of failing to deal with a sudden influx of more than 10,000 refugees as well as a rise in crime and smuggling in the European Union's poorest country.

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