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Bulgaria's Meglena Kuneva at the time of her service as European Commissioner on Consumer Protection. Photo by EPA/BGNES
Former Bulgarian European Commissioner Meglena Kuneva will officially announce her candidacy for presidential elections in the fall Monday, according to news site Feda.bg
According to the publication, Kuneva, who was responsible for consumer protection during the first Barroso college, will officially confirm her bid during a lecture she is set to give at the Radisson in Sofia Monday.
Since a couple of months, there have been speculations on whether Kuneva will run or not, with she herself neither formally confirming nor rejecting rumors, but leaving the impression she is seriously considering the option.
Kuneva, Bulgaria's chief negotiatior for accession during the cabinet of Simeon Saxe-Coburg (2001-5) is more probably to run as an independent candidate and to seek support from parties, rather than present a party-nominated candidacy.
Simeon Saxe-Coburg, former Bulgarian monarch and founder of the liberal National Movement for Stability and Prosperity, has stated that according to him Kuneva will make for an excellent Bulgarian President.
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