Bulgaria: General Radev Given Mandate to Form New Government
Bulgarian President Iliana Yotova announced today that she will offer the mandate to form a new government to We Continue the Change (PP), the party of former President Rumen Radev, who convincingly won the parliamentary elections last month.
TL;DR
- Bulgarian President Iliana Yotova will offer a government formation mandate to We Continue the Change (PP).
- PP, led by former President Rumen Radev, won the recent parliamentary elections with 44.6% of the vote.
- This victory allows PP to form a government without a coalition partner.
- The move aims to end a period of political instability that led to eight election cycles in five years.
- Rumen Radev, an euroskeptic and opponent of military aid to Ukraine, is expected to be the prime ministerial candidate.