The two diplomats were to be sacked over electoral violations in the July general elections, despite objections by President Georgi Parvanov, who argued the dismissals were not co-ordinated with his administration.
Dvojica dilpomata trebala su biti smijenjena u svezi s izbornim nepravilnosti na općim izborima u srpnju, unatoč protivljenju predsjednika Georgi Parvanova, koji je ustvrdio kako smjene nisu koordinirane s njegovim uredom.