Yordanka Fandakova

The official event will be attended by Mrs. Iliyana Yotova, Vice President of Bulgaria, and Mr Vassil Terziev, Mayor of Sofia

Yordanka Fandakova officially handed over power to the newly elected mayor of Sofia, Vasil Terziev.

"Welcome to the office of the Mayor of Sofia Municipality - from today it is yours. I wish you success!"

Amidst the echoes of change, Vasil Terziev steps into the role of Sofia's mayor, succeeding Yordanka Fandakova. The inaugural session of the Sofia Municipal Council (SMC) for the term 2023-2027 marks the beginning of Terziev's tenure, bringing with it a set of challenges and opportunities that will shape the city's trajectory in the coming years.

"These elections are a punishment for the entire political class - 27% turnout - this is absolute illegitimacy. So few voted and such a low turnout - the analysts and each of us must come to a conclusion as to why we are going down like this". This is what GERB leader Boyko Borisсov said in Plovdiv, quoted by BGNES.

The leading rating agency "Standard & Poor's" /S&P Global Ratings/ confirmed today the investment rating of Sofia Municipality of BBB with a stable outlook, which is equal to that of the country. This was announced by the press center of Sofia Municipality.

The Mayor of Sofia, Yordanka Fandakova, has signed a report to start the procedure for preparing a task for an architectural competition for the Prince's Garden.

The aim is to collect proposals on how to shape the space at the site of the Soviet Army monument after its relocation.

An attack on the monument to the Soviet Army took place last night. Young men broke with a hammer the plaque on the monument known as MOCHA - Monument to the Occupier Red Army, and also attacked with smoke the tent camp that the party "Levitsata" had set up there to guard the monument.

Promotional image of Vassil Terziev's campaign as mayoral candidate of Sofia, nominated by 'We Continue the Change', Democratic Bulgaria, Save Sofia and Sofia's Team.

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) predicts torrential and quite intense rains in the western part of the country for the next three days.

Total quantities of more than 100 liters per square meter are expected, according to the on-duty forecaster Anastasia Stoycheva, BTA reported.

Today, May 24, Bulgarians celebrate the Day of the holy brothers Cyril and Methodius, of the Bulgarian alphabet, education and culture, and of Slavic literature.

The holiday will be marked with solemn celebrations throughout the country.