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Georgi Bliznashki (in the photo) recently rose to popularity with his activism supporting protesters. President Rosen Plevneliev has also been accused of siding with demonstrators rathert than seeking national unity. Photo by BGNES
"The cabinet was certainly announced with exaggerated enthusiasm. The speech of [Bulgarian President Rosen] Plevneliev sounded like a five-year plan, and not like recommendations for three-month governance... This is a cabinet of cashed down protesthood."
Journalist Ivo Hristov commenting on the appointment of Bulgaria's caretaker government on August 5 and on President Rosen Plevneliev's choice to name Georgi Bliznashki as Prime Minister.
Note: a "five-year plan" is a socialist-era method to manage the economy in the Soviet Union, but also in Bulgaria and other countries from the bloc.
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Bulgarian MEPs from former prime minister Boyko Borissov’s GERB party sent a letter addressed to all groups in the European Parliament, criticising the actions of the caretaker government, claiming it was “nominated by pro-Kremlin President Rumen Radev.
The caretaker government continues with the staff reshuffle in the revenue agencies - Georgi Kostov was removed today from the management of the Customs Agency.
The caretaker government has discussed whether to extend until the end of its term of office the payment of additional BGN 50 to pensioners as promised the government of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.
The ministers of the third cabinet headed by Boyko Borisov handed over power to the caretaker government appointed by decree of President Rumen Radev.
Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev called a snap parliamentary election on Tuesday for July 11 and appointed Stefan Yanev, his close security and defense adviser, as caretaker prime minister until a new government is formed.
The President's Security and Defence Secretary Stefan Yanev will be the Prime Minister of Bulgaria's caretaker government.
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