Radev

President Rumen Radev will meet on May 5 with the parliamentary forces, which are to make nominations to the Central Election Commission (CEC), the President's Press Secretariat said on Monday.

"No cabinet will be formed after the early elections in Bulgaria and the caretaker cabinet appointed by Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev will continue to govern for months", predicted this country's outgoing Premier Boyko Borissov.

In address on his facebook page President Rumen Radev congratulated Bulgarians on Easter.

"Dear compatriots,

A poll by Alpha Research has found that 63.2 per cent of Bulgarians disapprove of the refusal by cable television presenter Slavi Trifonov's TISP political party to seek to form a government.

The outgoing government voted to extend the emergency epidemic period in Bulgaria.

At a meeting of the Council of Ministers, livestreamed on Facebook, it became clear that emergency situation would be in place until the end of May.

At a short ceremony President Rumen Radev expressed the opinion that Bulgaria needs a viable and efficient government. His words come in response to the decision of the second large parliamentary party There Is Such a People to return the mandate to form a government that they received.

President Rumen Radev  with Acting US Ambassador to Bulgaria Hero Mustafa in the presidency at Dondukov 2.

The personality profile of the future prime minister depends on the profile of the government, but in any case this person should be an antipode of Borissov. The new Prime Minister must be an intelligent, educated man who can watch his language and work to the public benefit. To be anti-Borisov, not in the sense of chasing Borisov away, but to work and behave in a different way.

Political Consultations with parties represented in the new National Assembly with the President Rumen Radev continued throughout the day.

Before opening the first meeting Radev addressed the parties, saying:

"I call on you and all parliamentary groups to bear responsibility - without shaking it off, but without going beyond your commission."

President Rumen Radev addressed the National Assembly after the new lawmakers took the oath of office.

He announced that on Monday (April 19) he would start consultations with parliamentary groups to form a government.