Bulgarian President Rumen Radev: The Most Important Thing Today is to Vote
"The most important thing today is to vote.
Bulgaria's second-largest opposition party DPS has said it throws its support behind the socialist-backed candidate in the presidential elections.
Rumen Radev has emerged as a winner of the first round, defeating Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's candidate Tsetska Tsacheva.
The latter was initially thought to count on support from the Reformist Bloc (RB) coalition, whose own candidate Traycho Traykov is estimated to have earned some 6% of the vote. The decision was announced by the RB's co-chair, Bozhidar Lukarski, but Traykov subsequently distanced himself from his comments.
Krasimir Karakachanov, who got the third-best result in the first round, said on Sunday evening the nationalist alliance that nominated him would decide whom to support over the course of the week.
Veselin Mareshki, the businessman who surprisingly made it to the fourth place in the presidential race, said at a press conference he could personally vote for GERB's candidate.
While the presidential vote is a majority election, the two candidates will be seeking to attract support from the electorate of big parties.
A number of polling agencies predicted before the first round, however, that the runoff's outcome will be in the hands of the DPS, its electorate being known for discipline in voting.
Brussels has unofficially warned Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova that the country’s euro adoption process could be suspended, according to BGNES, citing Nova TV.
"Everyone wants positions – in regulatory bodies and ministries," he emphasized.
Bulgaria’s toll system now has the technical capability to track average vehicle speeds, as announced by the National Toll Management following a meeting with Regional Development Minister Violeta Koritarova.
The income required to cover living expenses for a working individual and a three-member family with a child under 14 has remained almost unchanged compared to June, according to an analysis by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CI
The Council of Ministers has adopted a resolution to set the minimum wage at 1,077 leva, reflecting a 15.
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