After 26 days, during which the first session continued and

After 26 days, during which the first session continued and a record 11 attempts, the deputies of the National Assembly elected Natalia Kiselova, nominated by the " BSP - United Left ", as Speaker. Of the 233 registered deputies in the plenary hall, Kiselova received the support of 140, 93 MPs were against, there were no abstentions. A re-vote was requested, after which the results were: 140 votes " for ", 93 " against ", there were no abstentions. The newly elected Speaker of the Parliament promised that she would be the first among equals and would be the Speaker of all. " Bulgarian citizens certainly need to hear three things – there is hope, sweat and tears – it will not be easy, the efforts must be worth it. Thank you all. From today on, I will be the chairman of all, " she said. " Compromises are an issue that will be discussed, but when a decision is made, it must be respected, " added Assoc. Prof. Kiselova. Who is Natalia Kiselova Assoc. Prof. Natalia Kiselova has been a " doctor " in Constitutional Law since 2008. She has been a lecturer at Sofia University " St. Kliment Ohridski " since 2005 in the Department of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law. Expert in constitutional law and human rights. She is the author of the monograph " Political Rights of Bulgarian Citizens ". In the period 2003-2005 she was a full-time doctoral student in the Department of Constitutional Law. In 2007 defended her doctoral dissertation on the topic of " Parliamentary Control ". In the period 2006-2009 she was an expert at the Standing Committee on State Administration in the 16th National Assembly. She held the position of " state expert " in the Directorate " Legislation Council " in the Ministry of Justice in the period November 2010-January 2012. She specialized at the University of Cambridge (2015) and the Moscow State University " Lomonosov " (2014). She was an advisor on legal issues (2012 - 2016) and secretary on legal issues to the President Rosen Plevneliev (2016-2017).