New leadership of the Committee on Defense
At a held meeting, the new composition of the Committee on Defense was elected. Ivan Lalov from "Progressive Bulgaria" (PB) was elected as chairman. His deputies will be Tsvetomir Tsvetanov (PB), Ivaylo Mirchev (DB), and Ivelin Parvanov ("Vazrazhdane").
The committee is composed of 19 members of parliament, reflecting the current parliamentary representation.
Distribution by parliamentary groups:
- Progressive Bulgaria (PB): Ivan Lalov (chairman), Tsvetomir Tsvetanov, Valentin Gechevski, Aleksandar Uzunov, Danail Petkov, Hristo Simeonov, Galin Durev, Krasimir Ivanov, Ivan Dimitrov, and Zdravko Markov.
- GERB-SDS: Vladislav Goranov, Georg Georgiev, and Aleksandar Ivanov.
- DPS: Ivo Tsanev and Nezhdet Shaban.
- Democratic Bulgaria (DB): Ivaylo Mirchev (deputy chairman) and Atanas Slavov.
- We Continue the Change (PP): Radoslav Ribarski.
- Vazrazhdane: Ivelin Parvanov (deputy chairman).
A total of 19 deputies will be responsible for defense policies in the current parliament.