Bulgarian Communists, Foes Seek Transitional Government
Communist Party leaders Wednesday began a series of meetings with opposition groups that could result in formation of a transitional government until free elections are held.
Communist Party spokesman Ivan Angelov said that delegates from the Union of Democratic Forces, a group of opposition organizations, concentrated on discussing political reform during the three-hour meeting at the National Assembly, the BTA news agency reported.
The Communists urged discussion on economic reforms, BTA quoted Angelov as saying.
The talks were scheduled after the independent trade union, Podkrepa, one of the groups in the Union of Democratic Forces, threatened a general strike if the Communists did not agree to share power.
The strike would have been the first since World War II. It was called off.
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