Borisov's government

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated outgoing Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov in a phone call on April 19 on the election victory of his Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party. 

"We will approach our proposal to form a government responsibly.

Ministers from the biggest party in Bulgaria's outgoing government lashed out at the leading opposition force on Monday after the latter alleged the European Commission planned to freeze millions worth of funding allocated to the country.

Bulgarians are heading to the polls on Sunday to elect the country's new President and vote in a referendum on the political system.

BSP leader Korneliya Ninova has stated that the government is preparing an ethnic change in Bulgaria via the permanent placement of refugees in Bulgarian municipalities.

While Bulgaria's Prosecuting Authority is independent, the fact that "more and more judges" affiliate themselves to a certain political party is an issue of concern, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said.

A move by the Bulgarian government to close down the customs office of Svilengrad, at the border with Turkey, has sparked outrage from officers and municipal councilors in the town.

Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva has said her party, Bulgaria for Citizens Movement (DBG), will not withdraw its support for the government of Boyko Borisov.

DBG is one of the three core parties of the Reformist Bloc (RB), a loose coalition of parties that is the junior partner in Borisov's government.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on Monday appointed several deputy ministers under proposals made by the respective heads of ministries.

Katya Todorova, Valentin Poryazov and Rumen Alexandrov will carry on as deputy ministers of foreign affairs - posts to which they had been appointed in August by catetaker Prime Minister Georgi Bliznashki.

Austrian daily Der Standard has published an article arguing that Boyko Borisov, former Bulgarian Prime Minister and current leader of the GERB party, is organizing a comeback.

The publication starts with comments on Bulgaria's caretaker government, stressing that it is conspicuous by its numerous layoffs and surprising resignations.