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 diplomata trebalo je da budu smenjena u vezi sa izbornim nepravilnostima na opštim izborima u julu, uprkos protivljenju predsednika Georgija Prvanova koji je ustvrdio da smene nisu koordinirane sa njegovom administracijom.