Ivaylo Kalfin

The party of Bulgarian President (2002-2012) Georgi Parvanov will convene on Sunday to elect a new chairman.

Its leader Parvanov said late last year he would step down to give way to younger generations.

But deputy chairs Rumen Petkova and Ivaylo Kalfin and Parvanov himself are also among the nominations submitted by party members.

Bulgarian President (2002-2012) Georgi Parvanov has said he is leaving the chairmanship of his brainchild ABV, a party that splintered off the socialists in 2014.

His deputies Ivaylo Kalfin and Rumen Petkov are also stepping down, Parvanov has told NOVA TV broadcaster.

It is expected that PM Boyko Borisov will be interrogated on Wednesday at 13:00 hrs at the investigative service with Sofia City Prosecutor's Office in relation to the contracts for vaccines with Turkey.

Bulgarians are heading to the polls on Sunday to elect the country's new President and vote in a referendum on the political system.

If, after the presidential elections on November 6, a run-off is reached between Tsetska Tsacheva and General Rumen Radev, BSP's candidate will win, showed a Gallup survey of electoral attitudes among 998 people in the period October 4-12.

Novinite publishes profiles of presidential candidates running in the forthcoming elections on November 06.

We continue with Ivaylo Kalfin, a former Foreign Minister and MEP running on the ticket of President (2002-2012) Georgi Parvanov's party.

As many as 24 pairs have registered with Bulgaria's Central Electoral Commission as candidates to run in the presidential elections in November.

Four more parties are officially entering the presidential campaign on Tuesday.

The first to register with the Central Election Commission was DOST. According to its leader Lutvi Mestan, if GERB's leader Boyko Borisov is not nominated for president, this means that he is getting ready for a third mandate as PM.

ABV's leader and former President described the head of state Rossen Plevneliev as obedient to GERB, a person emitting provocative signals in the foreign policy of the country and a risk element in the security of the country.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has appointed Ivaylo Ivanov as Deputy Labour Minister, the government's press service informed on Friday.

Ivanov holds Master's degree in Finance and Credit from the Academy of Economics in Svishtov and Master in Law from the South-west University in Blagoevgrad.