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Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov has put forward an expected proposition within Bulgarian politics, suggesting a cabinet shuffle that would see him assuming the role of foreign minister. Denkov's proposal, disclosed during a session addressing citizen and journalist inquiries on Facebook, aims to streamline governance processes while fostering stronger international relations.

Draft laws on same-sex marriage and on reforming the court system will be on the agenda for discussion by the cabinet on Wednesday. 

State Minister Akis Skertsos is set to present the bill on marriage equality while Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis and Deputy Minister Yiannis Bougas will present a bill on judicial reforms.

All the new ministers will find a rather voluminous folder with the priorities of their portfolios in front of their seats during the first cabinet meeting on Wednesday. The so-called "blue folder" will serve as the guide for how ministers will move and on which axes in the coming period.

"Regarding the budget, what the finance minister told me is that some of the planned expenses will not be realized, not because someone will stop them, but because there is no readiness for them. However, we guarantee that there will be an increase in pensions, we also guarantee the social payments that were planned in the budget presented by the Cabinet".

Caretaker Prime Minister Ioannis Sarmas will chair the first full-length meeting of the caretaker cabinet shortly after noon on Saturday at the Maximos Mansion.

Sarmas had a brief meeting with the ministers after they were sworn in on Friday. The same day, the cabinet members received their portfolios at handovers in ministries.

The president decided to name a government of experts after it surfaced that a company co-owned by the agriculture minister, Samuel Vlčan, was awarded a 1.4-million-euro subsidy from the Environment Ministry.

Moreover, it was announced that the Minister for Public Investments will be Marko Blagojevi, while Edin Djerlek, as a member without a portfolio, will join the cabinet at Nemanjina 11.

Britain's new prime minister Liz Truss convenes her senior ministers for an inaugural cabinet meeting on Wednesday on her first full day in office, before she faces a barrage of questions in parliament.

The leader of There Is Such a People, Slavi Trifonov, announced today that his party will be taking on the responsibility of governing Bulgaria alone, as the 'protest' parties lack the necessary majority. Using the TV channel 7/8 as a platform, he thanked voters for their support.

Prime Minister Florin Citu said on Thursday in Craiova that he started assessing the performance of the members of his cabinet with the portfolio where he proposed the minister, which is the Ministry of Finance, because "if you do not have the courage to do your own analysis then you don't start anymore." "First of all, I did what I promised.