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Bulgaria’s GERB Party Given ‘Doomed’ Mandate to Govern
Rumen Radev (right) and Mariya Gabriel, the GERB-SDS party's candidate for prime minister, at a ceremony to hand over the mandate to form a new government in Sofia on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV
GERB’s Proposed PM Fails to Impress Bulgarian Opposition
Mariya Gabriel, GERB's European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth. Photo: European Parliament.
GERB expects to receive a mandate from President Rumen Radev to form a government. The party is yet to announce other offerings for ministerial positions.
Bulgaria’s Troubled Coalition Faces No-confidence Vote
The leader of 'We continue the change', PM Kiril Petkov, at the first session of the new parliament in Sofia, 3 December 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV
New Bulgarian Alliance Assumes Power, Promising Reforms
The leader of 'We continue the change', Kiril Petkov greets fans before the first session of the parliament in Sofia, December 3, 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV
The vote put an end to an almost year-long political logjam in Bulgaria, which now sees its biggest political shift in more than a decade.