Government of Bulgaria

Yesterday, President Rumen Radev announced that he and Vice President Iliana Yotova will run for a second term. This became clear during a press conference at which the head of state reported on what had been done over the past four years.

An electronic register system of Bulgarian citizens wishing to be vaccinated will be operative by the end of February, reported Minister of Health Kostadin Angelov at a working meeting convened by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov at the Council of Ministers.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev addressing the 74th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, September 26, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/JASON SZENES

Bulgaria's vaccination plan will be amended and the third phase will include all participants in the electoral process - the members of the electoral commissions in constituencies, the mobile electoral commissions, the members of the regional health inspectorates and the Central Electoral Commission.

Vice President Iliana Yotova has coronavirus, the press office of the presidency reported. She tested positive for Covid-19 today.

She is in good general condition with mild symptoms. Tests were also taken from her closest associates, which were negative.

Owners and staff of the closed restaurants prepare a national protest in front of the Council of Ministers building at 12:00 today, their demand is to start working from February 1.

The National Operative Headquarters recommended a gradual loosening of anti-epidemic measures in Bulgaria.

Five parties will enter the next parliament for sure and for the other two the election campaign will be crucial, according to data of a Gallup International poll conducted among 1,010 people between January 7 and 15. Parliamentary elections are scheduled by President Rumen Radev for April 4.

"President Radev has demonstrated that he is not capable of building consensus and has scheduled the elections for April 4. Since the summer, he has proposed that elections should be in November or December. On December 7, he set the date for March 28. Then the consultations began. Everyone said they were ready to go to the polls on that date. Today Radev announced a new date - April 4.

"The Central Electoral Commission is in a Zeitnot situation, the entire process of ensuring machine voting is progressing at risk - we have no contracts concluded, no clarity whatsoever," President Rumen Radev said as quoted by BGNES.