Korneliya Ninova

Bulgarian President-elect Rumen Radev will not have any role in forming an interim government together with incumbent Rosen Plevneliev, the socialists' leader has said.

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) has handed back the mandate to form a new government and lead the country out of the current Parliamentary crisis.

"I will not use the opportunity [to form a cabinet," Ninova has said before handing out a statement to Plevneliev to confirm the decision.

Ninova is accompanied by two core BSP members, Angel Naydenov and Zhelyo Boychev.

Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Korneliya Ninova has acknowledged her disagreement with President-elect Rumen Radev, backed by her party, on how a key reform to the judicial system should proceed.

"We have a different notion about how things would happen," she has told private bTV broadcaster in an interview.

If we are handed a mandate, we will return it immediately. If a third political force makes an attempt to form a government within the framework of the current Parliament, we will remain in opposition, stated Korneliya Ninova, BSP's leader after the meeting of the Consultative Council for National Security, reported BGNES.

During the consultations with President Rosen Plevneliev, we stated that we will return the mandate when it is handed over to us. We will not participate with proposals during the third mandate as well, stated BSP' leader Korneliya Ninova at the end of the consultations held after the resignation of the Borisov 2 cabinet.

Bulgarian lawmakers are having an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday, but will not discuss the cabinet's resignation, Parliament's agenda shows.

Meetings of party leaders are also expected to be held at the initiative of Korneliya Ninova, the socialist leader.

Bulgaria seems poised to hold a snap general election after Sunday's presidential vote - but not before next year.

With a presidential transition due over the months to come, the President's competence to dissolve Parliament - a key prerequisite to setting an election date - is limited under the constitution.

Bulgarian biggest opposition BSP party's leader Korneliya Ninova has made it clear she will not seek to form a government after the ruling GERB party resigns.

"It is clear to everyone that there is a new political situation in Bulgaria and there's nothing dramatic about it," Bulgarian president-elect Rumen Radev has said.

"Despite the bluffs of powers-that-be [who predicted] an apocalypse you voted for change," he has told Bulgarians at a press conference after first exit poll results were announced.

The deputy head of Bulgaria's biggest party GERB has said its lawmakers consider voting "yes" to all three changes to the electoral system overwhelmingly backed in a referendum on Sunday.

Bulgaria's biggest opposition force BSP, may also support the introduction of a majority system and a reduction of subsidies, party leader Korneliya Ninova, later told the Bulgarian National Radio.