Bulgaria's Parliament Rejects Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing for MPs

Members of the Bulgarian Parliament have decided against introducing mandatory blood tests for alcohol and drug use, following a vote that resulted in 61 in favor, 62 against, and 86 abstentions. The proposal had initially been accepted by the Temporary Committee drafting the parliamentary rules, with the exception of the WCC-DB group, but it was rejected in the chamber without debate.

The proposal, suggested by "There Is Such a People" (TISP), aimed to require MPs to undergo medical blood tests at the beginning of each plenary session for alcohol and drug use....