Rumen Hristov

Bulgaria observed February 1 as the Day of Homage to the Victims of the Communist Regime, a poignant reminder of the dark historical chapter that unfolded in the aftermath of World War II.

In a recent development, Boyko Borissov has taken the helm as the chairman of the parliamentary group of GERB-SDS, as announced by the Speaker of the Parliament, Rosen Zhelyazkov, at the group's meeting. This decision was reached during discussions among representatives from GERB SDS.

"In the 45th National Assembly GERB is the first political force. To keep peace in the country, I'm not going to be prime minister. Daniel Mitov was foreign minister - the most important post after the prime minister.

According to the lists of registered party candidates for the upcoming general election on April 4, the race in Sofia's 25th multi-member constituency and in Plovdiv will be between party leaders, while many candidates in Sofia's 23rd constituency will be doctors of medicine.

The ruling GERB party and the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) have signed a political framework agreement for the local elections, said GERB's press office. 

The Prime Minister and GERB leader Boyko Borissov signed a pre-election agreement for general participation in the local elections with the Union of Democratic Forces. This happened at the GERB headquarters at an event for which no media was invited. The signing of the agreement took place in the presence of Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova.

SDS (UDF) is likely to cooperate with GERB once again for the local vote. The decision is yet to be taken, but the blue party take the introduction of one MEP for merit of their current coalition.

The Prime Minister position must be discussed together with the Reformist Bloc and GERB. It is normal and natural that the Prime Minister should be from GERB, stated the deputy chairman of SDS and RB deputy Rumen Hristov, reported BGNES.

"We have not set out to form a cabinet and propose a Prime Minister," added Hristov.

The Union of Democratic Forces has confirmed its support for Grozdan Karadzhov as a presidential candidate of the Reformist Bloc. It is expected that the Executive Council of the Reformist Bloc will meet tomorrow in order to approve Traycho Traykov as a Head-of-State candidate. UDF, however, is expected to propose a postponement of the final decision.

Bulgarian grain farmers plan to stage a protest on July 24 against a new requirement to install fiscal devices and fuel level indicators.

Industry representatives plan to take their heavy agricultural machinery to filling stations for a "mass refueling", thereby blocking access to the fuel pumps.