The Bulgarian government has failed to pass through parliament a motion to impeach President Georgi Parvanov for publishing a conversation with the finance minister, AP reported. Although 155 of the 240 lawmakers voted today for Parvanov's impeachment, the motion required 161 votes to go to the Constitutional Court for final approval. Prime Minister Boiko Borisov's center-right GERB party claimed the president had violated the constitution by making public his conversation with Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov. Dyankov and Parvanov had met to discuss comments the finance minister made on a TV show about the president. GERB says Dyankov was unaware the meeting was being recorded. -- SPA
