Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

President Radev hands ITN the third cabinet-forming mandate, they hand it back to him unfulfilled

President Rumen Radev (R) hands ITN the third cabinet-forming mandate
Photo: BGNES

There Is Such a People (ITN) thanked President Rumen Radev for placing his trust in them, and handed the third and last mandate for forming a cabinet back to him unfulfilled.

The folder was handed back empty by the deputy chair of ITN’s parliamentary group Ivaylo Valchev with the words: “We are glad this 9-month long agony is over”. Ivaylo Valchev stated that his party fully understands the situation the president has been placed in by the "unnecessary" changes to the Constitution, which ITN voted against, and wished the head of state "strength and wisdom" and that from now on "it is up to the people".

On his part, President Radev announced he was beginning meetings with all potential prime ministers in the future caretaker government – today, tomorrow, and if need be, over the weekend. It is the caretaker cabinet’s principal job to organize the early parliamentary election. The president can choose the caretaker prime minister from among: the president of the National Assembly, the governor and the deputy governors of the Bulgarian National Bank, the president and the vice presidents of the National Audit Office, and the ombudsman or a deputy ombudsman.

The mandate handed to ITN was the last chance for forming a regular government within the current National Assembly.

President Radev now has to set a date for early elections for parliament, after the three cabinet-forming mandates were handed back to him unfulfilled.



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 participates in the European Day of Languages

At the initiative of the Council of Europe, the European Day of Languages is celebrated every year on September 26. The initiative, supported by the European Commission and the Council of Europe, aims to promote cultural diversity and..

published on 9/26/24 7:15 AM

Summer temperatures on Thursday

Thursday will be mostly sunny. Here will be light easterly wind. The highest temperatures will be between 26° and 31°C; in Sofia – around 27°C. It will be mostly sunny in the mountains , with some cumulus clouds in the..

published on 9/25/24 6:50 PM

President Rumen Radev calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza

"Our world is facing a number of complex problems, from the unprecedented challenge to global peace and security to the escalating climate crisis and ongoing inequalities", President Rumen Radev said in his address to the UN General Assembly,..

published on 9/25/24 6:18 PM