Elections in Bulgaria postponed amid deepening political crisis
President Rumen Radev made the unprecedented decision to reject the proposed interim cabinet put forward by acting Prime Minister Goritsa Grancharova-Kozhareva. This move has effectively delayed the parliamentary elections, which were planned for October 20th.
Grancharova-Kozhareva had submitted a new interim government lineup that included the continuation of Kalin Stoyanov as Minister of Interior. However, President Radev rejected the cabinet, arguing that Stoyanov's presence would not ensure fair elections in Bulgaria. Radev demanded changes to the proposed cabinet, but Grancharova-Kozhareva refused to comply.
As a result, President Radev announced that he would not sign the decree required to appoint Grancharova-Kozhareva’s proposed ministers, stating that her mandate to form a government was effectively over.
During their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Sofia, Radev told Grancharova-Kozhareva, "I will not sign the decree to appoint the government you proposed, and therefore your mandate to form a government has ended."
This latest development follows Bulgaria's sixth snap election in June, highlighting the country's ongoing struggles to establish a stable government. The rejection of Grancharova-Kozhareva's cabinet by President Radev means the elections are now postponed indefinitely, further deepening Bulgaria’s political turmoil.
