In Bulgaria, parliament passes institutional reform constitutional amendments

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on December 20 the third and final reading of amendments to the constitution. A total of 237 MPs voted, with 165 in favour, 71 against and one abstention. [...] In contrast to the second-reading stage, held on December 19, the third-reading stage involved voting on the amendments as a whole, not clause-by-clause. The amendments, as reported by The Sofia Globe on December 19, involve restructuring of the judiciary, curtailing the powers of the head of state in regard to appointing a caretaker cabinet, and allowing Bulgarian citizens who hold an additional passport from another country to serve as MPs and members of the cabinet.
Read the full article here: The Sofia Globe