Politics of Bulgaria

Lawmakers have rejected the veto imposed by President Rosen Plevneliev on the Interior Ministry bill.

Bulgarian opposition leader Boyko Borisov announced his party would pull out of political consultations scheduled for next week.

He cited GERB lawmakers' decision to debate on Thursday the veto on an Interior Ministry bill imposed by President Rosen Plevneliev as a motive for his center-right GERB party to withdraw from upcoming talks.

The early elections in Bulgaria will take place on one of three dates (September 28, October 5, October 12), President Rosen Plevneliev revealed.

Following nearly 4 hours of discussions at the Consultative Council on National Security, the President said that the political leaders had agreed on these possible dates, excluding the option of September 21.

Boyko Borisov, leader of center-right party GERB, has said he is ready for a second term in office as Prime Minister.

Borisov, who was on a one-week visit to the US, gave a press conference at Sofia Airport on Sunday.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski has reiterated he ordered the temporary suspension of South Stream following his statement on Sunday.

Answering to lawmakers' questions Oresharski explained he had launched a procedure to freeze the pipeline without coordinating his actions with the Council of Ministers.

The lack of political will for immediate snap elections means that the Cabinet does not need to rush to resign, according to the leader of the ruling Bulgarian Socialist Party.

In a Thursday interview, Stanishev noted that the reactions of the other political parties to the current situation made it clear that they did not want urgent early elections.

Monika Stanisheva, the partner of socialist leader Sergey Stanishev, is under investigation over the notorious Hochegger affair, Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor confirmed.

Sotir Tsatsarov told reporters she had already been interrogated by police in relation to a report by the so-called "Hochegger Committee" operating within the previous Parliament.

Support for Bulgaria's socialist-led government fell by 15% in the 15 days after the European Parliament elections, according to the Gallup International polling agency.

According to Gallup International data, as cited by bTV, 47% of the polled demand the resignation of the government headed by Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski, while 32% support it.

Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski has said he is ready to stand down on Tuesday next week, a Bulgarian private channel reports, citing sources.

According to bTV, he will deliver his resignation after attending a meeting of the Consultative Council for National Security called by President Rosen Plevneliev at which politicians are to set a date for early elections.

Deputy Prime Minister Daniela Bobeva has insisted that Bulgaria is not plagued by an economic crisis, despite the allegations of the opposition.

She assured that the country had not been stricken by apocalypse, as the opposition claimed.