Rosen Plevneliev

Bulgaria's leading party, GERB, has said it will not support either of its former coalition partners - the Reformist Bloc, or the Patriotic Front - if the President mandates them to form a new government within the current parliament.

The 14 edition of Bulgarian Christmas will be in support of children with severe chronic illnesses.

The donations will be used for modern treatment, precise diagnostics, including medications, genetic examinations and psychological help for the children who have severe chronic illnesses.

The party of outgoing Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has made a U-turn in its attitude to a possible new cabinet led by the nationalist Patriotic Front (PF) coalition.

GERB will not back any new government within the current legislature, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, who heads the conservative party's faction in Parliament, has explained.

The prospect of forming a nationalist-led cabinet within the current Parliament has divided opinions in Bulgaria, with the biggest party itself split over the move.

President Rossen Plevneliev will hand the first probe mandate for the forming of a government to the largest parliamentary group - GERB. The procedure for handing mandates will start on Friday.

This became clear after the meeting of the Consultative Council for National Security which was convened by Plevneliev.

There is still hope to create a new government within the current legislature, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has said.

Bulgarian President-elect has turned down the invitation by incumbent Rosen Plevneliev to take part in the Consultative Council on National Security (KSNS) taking place on Tuesday.

Rumen Radev, who won the presidential election earlier this month, has said he cannot attend the council before having assumed his duties.

If no new cabinet can be agreed after the last government resigned, President Rosen Plevneliev will have to appoint an interim administration to govern the country until elections in the spring.

A nationalist party leader in Bulgaria has declared his readiness to become Prime Minister if the coalition he co-chairs manages to set up a government.

In accordance with Art. 100, para.3 of the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria, President Rosen Plevneliev will convene on November 29, 2016 at 10:00 hrs a meeting of the Consultative Council for National Security.