Among the leading topics in the Bulgarian press today is the failure of the last attempt at forming a cabinet in the framework of the current National Assembly. "Power slipped from hands of reformists and patriots," Trud writes. "Political hardships over drafting a new cabinet are over. Negotiations between GERB, the Reformist Bloc and the Patriotic Front failed as reason was said to be differences in sector policies. Now a caretaker government is on its way," Capital Daily writes. "BSP calls on Rosen Plevneliev to form a caretaker government, while MRF wants the current government to remain in force until January 22", Sega points out.

Among other leading topics in the press are also terrorist attacks in Europe and Turkey on Monday. "Europe in the grip of fear,” is Standard’s headline. "The old continent is under police siege after the attacks in Ankara and Berlin," Duma writes. "The horror of Nice repeated. Christmas Terror in Berlin,” “Occultist shoots three in a mosque in Zurich","Russian Ambassador to Turkey shot with nine bullets," "New Year concert in Sofia protected with armored shields” are headings from Telegraph. "Treacherous shot in the back," Standard writes quoting Russian ambassador to Sofia Anatoly Makarov commenting the death of his colleague in Ankara Andrei Karlov. Ambassadors, representatives of institutions and individuals expressed their condolences at the Russian Embassy, ​​the newspaper writes and recalls that the first murder of a Russian ambassador took place in an attack on the Russian Embassy in Tehran in 1829. Ambassador then was famous writer Alexander Griboyedov, author of the comedy "Woe from Wit."

The Devin mineral water company becomes property of Belgian company Spadel, "Capital Daily" informs. The deal is among the largest in terms of value of production assets in Bulgaria as Devin is the leader on the mineral water market with a share of 34% and has high profit and increasing turnover of almost 45 million euros.

Olympic vice-champion in the high jump from Rio, Mirela Demireva has won the annual Sportsperson of the Year Award in Bulgaria. In an interview for Monitor Demireva says that her idol is Stefka Kostadinova – the Bulgarian athlete who holds the unsurpassed world record in the high jump of 209 cm, achieved at the World Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, in 1987.