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Ombudsman Diana Kovacheva cannot be caretaker prime minister

Ombudsman Diana Kovacheva leaves the presidency after talks with President Rumen Radev, 29 March
Photo: BGNES

President Rumen Radev spoke with Ombudsman Diana Kovacheva as part of the consultations on a caretaker prime minister.

After the meeting with the head of state, Ms. Kovacheva told the media that she could not take up the post because she had been elected as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights. Kovacheva said that her swearing-in was due shortly and that she would soon submit her resignation to Parliament.



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