October 24 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's ruling coalition of GERB and nationalist alliance United Patriots survived on Wednesday a no-confidence vote sought by the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) over healthcare policy issues, the parliament said.
The censure motion was rejected in a 131-to-104 vote, the parliament's press office said.
Besides BSP, the motion was backed by the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, DPS.
The vote was prompted by the government's plan to introduce an additional mandatory health insurance contribution, which, according to the Socialists, would be unconstitutional.
In addition, it would mean that more funds will be funnelled to a corrupt, non-functioning healthcare system, the Socialists said.
This was the third no-confidence vote against the government which took office in May 2017. The cabinet led by prime minister Boyko Borissov survived a no-confidence vote over corruption in January and one over its national security policy in June.