June 20 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's opposition Socialist party said it submitted on Wednesday a motion of no-confidence in the ruling coalition made up of the conservative GERB party and the nationalist alliance United Patriots over its national security policy.
The motion is prompted by the cabinet's complete failure to guarantee the national security and ensure the conditions needed for the work of Bulgarian servicemen, the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) said in a statement on its website.
The statement also cited rising crime and poor management of prisons among the reasons for the motion.
In April two people convicted of murder escaped from a prison in Sofia and were put on the national Wanted list. Two months later, one of them was killed in a shooting in his hometown involving another person with a criminal record.
The no-confidence vote is not expected to pass as the ruling coalition holds 122 out of 240 seats in parliament.
BSP controls 80 of 240 seats in parliament. The Movement for Rights and Freedoms, which has said it will back BSP in the no-confidence vote, has 26 representatives.
This is the second no-confidence motion against the coalition government, which was formed after early elections held in March last year.
In January, the government led by prime minister Boyko Borissov survived a no-confidence vote sought by BSP over its failure to tackle corruption.