The ex-leader of the Union of democratic forces (SDS) Plamen Iurukov and the ex-chief secretary Plamen Radonov were excluded from the party after a meeting of the National council of SDS.

From the 66 members of the National council of SDS that attended, 62 voted for the exclusion, and four abstained from voting. None were against the exclusion. The members of the national council voted by name.

Party members will also vote on the exclusion of the four members of parliament that left the parliamentary group of ODS Dimitar Dimitrov (Kornazov) from Varna, Dimitar Yordanov from Veliko Tarnovo, Ivan Kolchakov from Pazardzhik and Mario Tagarinsky.

The member of the control council of SDS Petar Botev announced the inclusions this morning.