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Politics » DOMESTIC | March 25, 2012, Sunday // 16:17

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Bulgaria: Bulgarian Ex-President: Successor Yet to Confront Cabinet

New Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev (2L) and VP Margarita Popova (L), and outgoing President Georgi Parvanov (2R) and VP Angel Marin pose for a picture at the inauguration ceremony January 22. BGNES

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has striken an active figure during his first months in term, commented predecessor Georgi Parvanov.

Parvanov handed down Bulgaria's presidency to Plevneliev January 22, after serving two 5-year's terms.

Plevneliev, until then a popular Regional Development Minister in the cabinet of PM Boyko Borisov, was elected Bulgaria's president in elections end of October.

He won the second round with 54% of the vote against MEP Ivaylo Kalfin, running for the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party Parvanov once chaired.

"In his first commitments and actions, President Plevneliev gave some very positive signals. They have been modest and contained, but sufficient for the role of the presidential institution," said Parvanov, who is on a trip around the country to support his bid to re-assume the Socialists' leadership position.

Describing Plevneliev's start as "promising", Parvanov went to argue that "he has still a lot of hard work ahead of him."

"Plevneliev has in store for him many heavy laws that he will have to decide whether to veto or not, most probably under pressure from the cabinet," said the former president.

He added that his successor will in many instance be asked to cooperate with those who have been rejected or not heard by the cabinet.

Parvanov expressed his wishes that Plevneliev be a successful and independent president.

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