Politics of Bulgaria

ABV, the leftist party of former President Georgi Parvanov will support the governance programme of GERB and the Reformist Bloc (RB), said deputy ABV leader Ivaylo Kalfin at a news conference.

According to Paranov, Kalfin would get a post as deputy Prime Minister and minister of social policy in the new government of Bulgaria.

After GERB got a mandate to form a government and its leader Boyko Borisov pledged to have it formed by Thursday morning or to return the mandate, the four-party negotiations are set to continue through the night.

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is to give GERB leader Boyko Borisov the government mandate on Wednesday.

The move follows a few days of consultations with political parties at Bulgaria's Presidency.

Plevneliev has to hold the last round of talks, attended by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), prior to meeting Borisov.

Left-wing Alternative for Bulgarian Revival (ABV) has not yet decided whether to participate in the next Bulgarian cabinet, ABV parliament group's Chairman Ivaylo Kalfin revealed Tuesday.

Kalfin said the party had already received a draft document outlining the priorities of conservative GERB and right-wing Reformist Bloc (RB), the two entities that are to form a minority coalition.

The leadership of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) has formally recommended lawmakers from the party to vote against the new government when names are to be put forward for a motion in Parliament.

Bulgaria's Reformist Bloc said on Tuesday it has supported the option of a coalition government with GERB leader Boyko Borisov as prime minister.

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Center-right party GERB (Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria) and right-wing formation the Reformist Bloc continue talks on forming a government talks on Tuesday.

During Tuesday's meeting, the right-wingers are to present their ministerial nominees, according to reports of the Bulgarian National Television.

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev is set to meet officials from nationalist Patriotic Front and from Bulgarian Democratic Center as government consultations continue on Monday.

Bulgarian Democratic Center (BDC) is the parliamentary group of a coalition led by MEP Nikolay Barekov's party Bulgaria without Censorship which came sixth in the October 5 early elections.

GERB leader Boyko Borisov told journalists in Parliament he might return the government mandate next Wednesday, if no agreement is reached.

Joseph Daul, who heads the European People's Party (EPP) Group in the European Parliament, has urged Bulgarian politicians to form a government after uniting around certain priorities.