KING TO MEET UDF LEADERS FOR NEGOTIATIONS

Politics | July 12, 2001, Thursday // 00:00

UDF deputy chairman and outgoing foreign minister Nadezhda Mihailova and Plamen Panayotov, king’s group leader in the parliament talked on the phone, despite the fact that both were on the premises. Leaders of the parliamentary groups of the UDF and NMS II agreed to meet today at 6.00 p.m. to negotiate a coalition cabinet. Simeon II will attend the meeting, Standart daily reported. This morning, the last round of consultations between the King and President Stoyanov will be held. After that the President will hand in the mandate for the cabinet formation. Yesterday the whole day was not enough for the UDF and NMS II to make it clear in what capacity will they attend the tonight`s meeting. We have set a condition to talk only with the nominee for a prime minister, reminded Nadezhda Mihailova. The fact that Simeon II will be present at the meeting means that he is the prospective prime minister, said Dimitar Abadjiev. UDF wants an appointment with the nominee for prime minister or the leader of NMS II. Simeon II will be present in his capacity of the NMS II leader, explained Assoc. Prof. Plamen Panayotov. Some days ago, the NMS II promised to name the future PM before Sunday.

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