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BIZARRE: Bulgaria s parliament elects new government led by pm denkov - You Need To See This

Bulgaria's new Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov poses after he was elected in the parliament in Sofia, Bulgaria, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

Bulgaria's parliament on Tuesday voted in a government led by Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, which is set to implement reforms that would lead the Balkan country into the euro zone and Schengen groupings of European nations.

One hundred and thirty-two deputies in the 240-seat parliament voted for Denkov, ending a two-year political deadlock. The political uncertainty has forced EU member Bulgaria to delay its target date for adopting the euro, and it has yet to approve a budget bill for 2023.

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