Goritsa Grancharova-Kozhareva Appointed as New Acting Prime Minister of Bulgaria

President Rumen Radev has appointed Goritsa Grancharova-Kozhareva as the new acting Prime Minister of Bulgaria. This appointment follows Dimitar Glavchev's recent withdrawal from the position. According to a press release from the President's office, Grancharova-Kozhareva, who is the Deputy Chairman of the Audit Chamber, has been designated to form an interim government. The official appointment ceremony is set to take place at 10:30 a.m. in the presidential institution.

Grancharova-Kozhareva will be the second woman to serve as Bulgaria's Prime Minister, following Reneta Indzhova, who was appointed in 1994. Grancharova-Kozhareva holds a master's degree in "Accounting and Control" from the Academy of Economics in Svishtov. Her career includes significant roles such as heading the Audit Department and serving as chief expert at the National Statistical Institute.

She was a member of the Audit Chamber from April 2005 to January 2011 and led the audit department overseeing various high-profile institutions from June 2014 to March 2015. In April 2015, she was elected as a vice-president of the Audit Chamber, alongside Toshko Todorov.

Grancharova-Kozhareva's appointment as temporary head of the Audit Office from July to August 2023 was later deemed illegal by the Constitutional Court, which had previously canceled her predecessor's removal. Despite this, the National Assembly did not reinstate Tsvetan Tsvetkov but appointed Grancharova-Kozhareva as a temporary head. This decision was challenged by President Radev.

She is also active in international professional organizations related to Supreme Audit Institutions.

Boyko Borissov, leader of GERB, offered a brief reaction to President Rumen Radev's appointment of Goritsa Grancharova...