Bokov

"As she works the conferences and drinks receptions, discussing the aftermath of the weekend's bombing and the rocky relations between the US and Russia over Syria, delegates will be assessing her suitability to be the new leader of the UN," the Telegraph writes about Irina Bokova, the UNESCO Director-General.

After UNESCO Director Irina Bokova came only fifth in the fourth ballot for a new UN Secretary-General, reports are rife that Bulgaria may replace her with the European Commission Vice-President, Kristalina Georgieva.

However, Bulgaria's deputy-premier and Minister of Interior, Rumyana Bachvarova, dismissed this on Monday.

The government is humiliating Bulgaria and mining the possibility of a Bulgarian heading the UN, stated BSP' leader Korneliya Ninova regarding the information that Bulgaria is going to change the nomination of Irina Bokova with that of Kristalina Georgieva.

Bulgaria's government is to hold a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, a day ahead of schedule, amid speculation whether it will choose to nominate EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva as its official candidate for UN chief.

The Bulgarian government is preparing to nominate Kristalina Georgieva as their new candidate in the race for the next UN secretary-general.

This was reported on Monday by Serbia's state broadcaster RTS, which said Bulgarian media quoted Bulgarian officials as saying that international support was waning for the country's current candidate, UNESCO chief Irina Bokova.

Bulgarian Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova has said she has no information about intentions of the cabinet to replace its nomination of UNESCO head Irina Bokova for the office of UN Secretary General.

Bachvarova, however, has stopped short of denying the reports.

Irina Bokova, Bulgaria's candidate for Secretary General of the UN, remained fifth after today's straw poll of the Security Council in New York.

The head of UNESCO, Bulgaria's Irina Bokova, has told AFP that recent reports of alleged mismanagement in UNESCO were "false" and aimed  to undermine her bid to become the next United Nations Secretary General.

Seeking to counter Irina Bokova, the Bulgarian government's official candidacy for UN chief, Washington and Berlin might nominate "possibly even another Bulgarian", the Sunday Times has opined.

In a recent article, the Economist focuses on the Bulgarian nomination for UN Secretary-General, which has stirred political tensions in the country.

The presence of two strong Bulgarian candidates, namely UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and European Commission Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva, has caused political turbulence in the country.