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GERB will not be part of a government with another party's mandate

published on 3/26/24 3:20 PM

GERB's Mariya Gabriel.

Photo: BTA

GERB-SDS has reaffirmed its decision not to enter into negotiations with another party with a mandate to form a government, after Mariya Gabriel officially withdrew her candidacy for prime minister.

Mariya Gabriel has officially withdrawn her candidacy for prime minister

The largest group in Parliament made its stand clear in response to an announcement by the PP-DB that it was ready to try to form a government with the second mandate "with a prime minister nominated by GERB-SDS and acceptable to both sides".

Governmental crisis turned into parliamentary crisis, elections are looming

GERB insisted that it had already made enough concessions. "As the winners of the elections, we, GERB-SDS, have decided not to propose a cabinet during the first mandate, but to extend our support to a government with the second mandate of the PP-DB," GERB said, recalling the consensus reached nine months ago to form a power-sharing government.

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