Tomislav Donchev
Bulgaria: GERB announced their Candidate for Mayor of Sofia
The GERB-SDS coalition registered Anton Hekimyan as a candidate for Mayor of Sofia in the Municipal Election Commission.
Hekimyan was until recently the director of "News and Current Affairs" on bTV. On Saturday, he surprisingly left his position. In bTV he went through the entire ladder - intern, reporter, editor, TV presenter.
Bulgaria: Mariya Gabriel with Conditions for Unfreezing the Negotiations with WCC-DB for a Government
The GERB-SDS nominee for Prime Minister, Mariya Gabriel, set conditions for WCC-DB to continue talks on forming a parliament.
Bulgaria’s President at Consultations with GERB: You are Looked upon with Great Hope to Form a Government
President Rumen Radev began consultations with the parties represented in the parliament before handing over the first mandate to form a cabinet. The representatives of the largest parliamentary force GERB-SDS were invited first to "Dondukov" 2.
GERB will not hold Talks on Supporting a Government in this Parliament
"GERB-SDS will not conduct any talks to support a government within this parliament with any mandate", the chairwoman of the parliamentary group Desislava Atanasova told journalists on the sidelines of the National Assembly. "We believe", she pointed out, "that it is right to have early parliamentary elections as quickly as possible".
GERB Still Looking for a Presidential Candidate
Despite dozens of speculations about who will be GERB's presidential candidate couple, Boyko Borissov's party still has no decision on who to nominate, Club Z has learned.
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Bulgaria Elects: Political Comments on the Results
The leader of "There Is Such a People" (TISP), Slavi Trifonov, commented on the July 11 elections results on Facebook: Today was a good day for Bulgarian democracy because these elections were the fairest so far.
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There is Such a People Replies to Borissov: We Don’t Talk with Terrorists
"The Americans do not negotiate with terrorists. Neither do we," said deputy-chairman of Slavi Trifonov's party "There is Such a People".
Toshko Yordanov answered a question about whether the party would take part in a pre-election debate with GERB leader Boyko Borissov.
LIVE: From Hospital Bed Borissov Named His Cabinet Members
"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.
Political Consultations Convened by President Radev Completed
Political Consultations with parties represented in the new National Assembly with the President Rumen Radev continued throughout the day.
Before opening the first meeting Radev addressed the parties, saying:
"I call on you and all parliamentary groups to bear responsibility - without shaking it off, but without going beyond your commission."
Will Bulgaria Miss Deadline for Presenting Its Recovery Plan and Lose Millions in EU Funds
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov - whose government's resignation was confirmed in a vote by parliament on Friday after his GERB party lost the elections on 4 April - is refusing to present the country's recovery plan before lawmakers in parliament although he has been called to appear before them on Wednesday.