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Former European Union (EU) Consumer Affairs Commissioner Meglena Kuneva. Photo by BGNES
The Bulgarian National Movement for Stability and Prosperity, the centrist party of the country's former Tsar and PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg, will endorse former EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva's potential presidential bid in the fall of 2011.
However, representatives of the centrist party have pointed out that it still awaits Kuneva's final decision on the subject, Darik Radio has reported. They said they were pleaed with her ambition to gain a considerable civil support for her potential candidacy.
The former EU Commissioner has stated on several occasions that, should she decide to run for Presidency, her bid will be non-partisan. If Kuneva decides not to go with the centrist party, it may seek other choices, its current leader, Hristina Hristova said Monday.
Meanwhile, a Facebook group has vehemently risen against the prospect of Meglena Kuneva running for Bulgarian president, as the country's constitution requires that candidates are eligible only if they have lived in it over the last five years, a condition that Kuneva does not meet as she lived in Brussels.
According to data released by the National Statistical Institute in August, the base remuneration of the head of state was increased by BGN 1,596, bringing the monthly salary to BGN 15,870, which is roughly EUR 8,115
After nine years, Rumen Radev officially left the presidency, passing the office to Iliyana Yotova, his former vice president. The handover followed a ceremony at the grand entrance of the presidential building at “Dondukov” 2 street, where Yotova, now of
The Constitutional Court of Bulgaria has formally accepted President Rumen Radev’s resignation, paving the way for Vice President Iliana Yotova to assume the presidency.
President Rumen Radev will remain in office until Friday, when the Constitutional Court is expected to rule on his resignation. The court has officially announced that a hearing on the case has been scheduled for January 23, starting at 10 a.m.
Bulgaria just witnessed something that's never happened before - a sitting president resigned to jump into the political arena. Rumen Radev, who's been running the show at the presidential office for nearly a decade, stepped down on January 19th, handing
Rumen Radev is set to submit his resignation as president to the Constitutional Court today, following his announcement to the public yesterday
GERB leader Boyko Borissov reacted to the fall of the Zhelyazkov government during a live broadcast on his official Facebook page, following the mass protests across the country.
The government is making a second clumsy attempt to introduce the state budget.
People with disabilities in Bulgaria face the most severe difficulties in the entire European Union, alongside Greece
The current patient fee for a medical consultation has lost its purpose and no longer serves its intended functions, according to Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) chairman Dr.
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.
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