SOFIA - The first no-confidence motion against Bulgaria's coalition government, led by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov, failed on Thursday. The government has been in office for two and a half months.

The motion, initiated on March 26 by three opposition parliamentary groups, accused the government of failures in the area of foreign policy.

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However, only 54 members of the 240-seat National Assembly supported the motion, while 150 voted against it. The 36-seat parliamentary group "We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria," the second largest in the legislature, chose not to participate in the vote.

Boyko Borissov, leader of the GERB party and head of the 66-seat GERB-UDF parliamentary group, said on Wednesday that foreign policy was not currently a problem for the government.

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"What the Zhelyazkov cabinet is doing is what we think as a party -- firm European support, friendship with Euro-Atlantic partners, and cooperation in military-industrial projects," Borissov said.

The government took office on Jan 16 with the backing of 125 legislators.