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Early elections postponed, the president does not accept "Kozhareva" draft cabinet

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President Rumen Radev did not accept Kalin Stoyanov to remain in the position of Minister of Interior and refused to sign a decree appointing a caretaker government headed by Goritsa Grancharova-Kozhareva. 


The head of state asked Goritsa Grancharova-Kozhareva to present a new candidate for interior minister by 3:00 p.m. According to Radev, Stoyanov would not guarantee the conducting of fair elections. The prime minister-designate refused to do this, saying she had consulted members of different departments in the ministry who assured her of the good work until now of the caretaker interior minister.


Following Kozhareva's respose, the President said that the elections would be held after October 20 and that there would be no swearing-in of the caretaker government on August 20. He called on the still active National Assembly to convene an extraordinary session to complete the so-called "house book" (nominations list - ed) from which he can choose potential caretaker prime ministers.


"I have made a firm decision that Kalin Stoyanov will remain interior minister," Kozhareva told the head of state. But she said that there would be no swearing-in tomorrow, and that the work of Dimitar Glavchev's caretaker government would continue.

Minutes earlier, as she entered the premises, Kozhareva announced that Bulgaria's political instability had not yet been resolved.

"That is why it is extremely important today to find a dialogue between the institutions that govern the country. I believe that respect for the constitutional principle of the separation of powers is a fundamental condition for reducing tensions. Frequent changes of government increase the sense of instability. Bulgaria, the people and the business community do not have time for new ministers to familiarise themselves with their portfolios, so I have decided that most of the ministers should stay. All the members of the new caretaker cabinet have my confidence," she said.

The head of state also indicated that the work of the current caretaker government of Dimitar Glavchev continues.

In a post on the Facebook page of the Council of Ministers, Dimitar Glavchev declared that he will fulfill his duties as acting Prime Minister for as long as it takes to prevent the country from falling into a constitutional crisis. Glavchev also emphasizes that he feels it is his duty "to lead the country through this unprecedented situation".

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