Reformist Bloc
Reformist Bloc To Decide on Mandate To Form Cabinet
The executive council of the Reformist Bloc will meet today in order to decide whether the bloc will take advantage of the mandate to form a government which President Rossen Plevneliev will hand over to the formation at 11:00 hrs.
This is the last chance to form a cabinet within the framework of the current parliament before the appointment of a caretaker government.
Bulgaria President Postpones Effort to Form Govt over National Mourning
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will not hand over a government mandate to the Reformist Bloc coalition on Monday as scheduled, his office says.
The reason cited is the day of national mourning declared over the tragic incident in Hitrino, northwestern Bulgaria, where seven people lost their lives and 29 were injured in a cargo train explosion.
Bulgaria's Reformist Bloc May Refrain from Seeking New Govt
Right-wing Reformist Bloc coalition has said it will hand back the mandate to the Bulgarian President next week, without trying to form a new government.
Later staements from members of the bloc, however, have cast a shadow of doubt on whether this position will change.
Bulgarian Maverick Reformist Tables New Social Contract
Right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) leader Radan Kanev on Saturday called on party members and the civil society to embrace his proposal for a union "around values."
Reformist Bloc Does Not Want Mandate, Majoritarian Elections
The Reformist Bloc will not participate in a new government within the framework of the current Parliament and is against the introduction of a majoritarian system with 240 electoral regions.
The representatives of the coalition, of which DSB is no longer part, united around this position at a meeting of the executive council of the bloc.
Kuneva: RB Will Return Mandate
If it comes to us, the return of the mandate by the Reformist Bloc will be a sensible and normal decision, stated the chairwoman of DBG Meglena Kuneva, reported BGNES.
"Our party is as strong and big as the number of its membres, sympathisers and friends," added Kuneva
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Union of Democratic Forces Faces Leadership Challenge
Part of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) demanded change of leadership of the party and refused joining GERB.
Part of the Union in Sofia published on Facebook a declaration blaming the unsatisfactory result of Traycho Traykov during the presidential elections on a lack of clear support from the leadership of the party, especially from the leader Bozhidar Lukarski.
Govt Resignation 'Not End of Reformist Bloc' - Outgoing Bulgarian Deputy PM
Bulgaria's outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva has said the collapse of the current cabinet does not bring about a demise of the Reformist Bloc (RB) coalition which she co-chairs.
The RB, a loose coalition of centrist and right-wing parties, was the junior coalition partner in the outgoing Bulgarian administration.
Bulgaria's PM to Become Lawmaker
Ministers from the two parties in the outgoing government are poised to take seats in the Bulgarian Parliament after the cabinet's resignation is accepted.
Boyko Borisov, the outgoing Prime Minister, is also tipped to become an MP.
GERB and the Reformist Bloc had a total of 12 representatives in Bulgaria's executive.
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RB Parties Re-Sign Agreement To Work Together, DSB Excluded
"We have re-signed the agreement between us. DSB were invited but, at this stage, they declined," stated the leader of SDS Bozhidar Lukarski after a meeting of the leadership of the Reformist Bloc.