Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Political parties sceptical about formation of a cabinet with the GERB-UDF mandate

President Rumen Radev (first right) handing a mandate to GERB-SDF to form a government in Sofia, December 5, 2022.
Photo: BGNES

National Assembly Speaker Vejdi Rashidov is not optimistic about forming a cabinet because of the disagreements between the political forces. He said this after handing over the first mandate to GERB. 

Democratic Bulgaria stated that the nomination of prof. Nikolay Gabrovski as prime minister with the GERB-UDF mandate is unacceptable, not because of his merits, but because he was nominated by GERB. 

Vazrazhdane will not support the draft cabinet with the first mandate because of "insurmountable domestic and foreign policy differences" with GERB, party leader Kostadin Kostadinov told BNR. 

Earlier today, BSP chairperson Kornelia Ninova also made it clear that the Socialist Party would not back a government led by GERB.


Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Bulgaria and its Balkan neighbours in 2024: Turkey, Serbia, North Macedonia

The decision for Bulgaria's full membership in the Schengen area from the beginning of 2025 is a historic event both for the country and for relations with neighboring EU countries – Romania and Greece. What is the defining event in..

published on 12/30/24 2:55 PM

The political 2024 and what new targets Bulgaria is expected to be working on after the country’s full accession to the Schengen area

Making sense of the events from one whole year succinctly is, without doubt, a challenge, especially if we are talking about politics. The early elections for parliament, that have become something of a tradition in this country, took voters to the..

updated on 12/27/24 2:47 PM

Balkan developments

Romania closes dozens of border check points as of 1 January In connection with its full accession to the Schengen area, as of 1 January, 2025, Romania is closing more than 30 border check points on its borders with Bulgaria and Hungary, Radio..

updated on 12/27/24 11:58 AM