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Boyko Borisov, who is still Mayor of Sofia, opened a new kindergarten in the Bulgarian capital on Thursday. Photo by BGNES
The leader of the GERB party and most likely new Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Boyko Borisov, has vowed to remove the ambassadors and consuls appointed by the outgoing cabinet on Thursday.
"The Prime Minister and leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party Stanishev continues to appoint people from his circle of friends as ambassadors and general consuls, and to complete his scams," Borisov said.
He promised to remove all newly appointed diplomats when he took office but is first going to talk to President Parvanov, who is supposed to sign the decree for the appointments. Borisov said the members of the BSP should know that their leader was only dealing with scams.
Borisov's reaction came after on Thursday at its last session ever, the outgoing government appointed new Bulgarian Ambassadors to Japan, Macedonia, Kosovo, and Marrocco, and new General Consuls in New York, Chicago, Milan, Thessaloniki, and Edirne (Adrianople).
Caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov said the interim government will continue to operate “with decency, responsibility and as a team,” despite what he described as coordinated political pressure and criticism from multiple directions
The British Embassy in Sofia has announced the launch of its “Ambassador for a Day” initiative, which will take place under the patronage of Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova
Just a day before Bulgaria’s national holiday on March 3, Russian Ambassador Eleonora Mitrofanova made a striking appearance on Shipka Peak, using the occasion to openly criticize the caretaker government.
During a gathering in Stara Zagora with nearly 1,000 mayors from villages, municipalities, and regional cities, GERB leader Boyko Borissov spoke candidly about the party’s achievements and the upcoming electoral challenges
It was supposed to last four years. It lasted just 399 days - 70 of them spent in caretaker status after the prime minister's own resignation.
GERB leader Boyko Borissov met with ministers from the outgoing “Zhelyazkov” cabinet after they formally handed over power to the caretaker government, using the gathering to review the work of the administration and outline the party’s next political ste
The "We Want to Vote" initiative has launched a new internet site aiming at assisting all Bulgarian expats, who wish to vote in the October 23 presidential elections.
Bulgaria's Supreme Constitutional Court is requesting additional documents and expertise in the case of the summer general elections vote in neighboring Turkey.
The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ordered the Bulgarian Ambassadors to Turkey and the US to give explanations for ‘disciplinary violations’ in the July 5 general elections.
The popular party of prime minister Boyko Borisov manages to keep and to even increase its lead ahead of the formerly ruling Socialists following their crushing defeat at July 5 general elections, a brand new survey shows.
The Bulgarian central prosecutor's office has announced that the most serious violations have been found in the Turkish polls from the Bulgarian Parliament Elections on July 5.
An inspection by the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has found serious violations in the foreign sections during the Parliament Elections on July 5.
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