US EditionBulgaria’s Left-Leaning President Rumen Radev Says He Is Stepping Down
Rumen Radev cites political crisis and corruption as reasons for stepping down and aims to form a new party to unite democrats before Bulgaria's spring elections.
- On Monday, Rumen Radev, Bulgaria's left-leaning president, announced he will resign after nine years and submit his resignation to the Constitutional Court on Tuesday.
- Large anticorruption protests last month forced the governing coalition to resign, while a fragmented parliament has repeatedly failed to form lasting coalitions, deepening Bulgaria's political crisis.
- Radev signalled he may form a new political party and may run in upcoming parliamentary elections, credited with a 44 per cent approval rating from Market Links institute.
- Vice President Iliana Yotova will replace him if the court approves, and Parliament must swear her in to serve until presidential elections in November.
- Elections are expected in the coming months and the new vote is expected in late March or April, while a new Radev-led political party could reshape Bulgaria's domestic politics and foreign policy.
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Bulgaria is holding its eighth snap election since 2021. President Rumen Radev is the most popular politician who has now resigned to run in the parliamentary election.
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der Standard DEThe head of state has announced his resignation and will take part in the parliamentary election. Possible coalition partners call for a commitment to Europe
Yesterday, the Bulgarian President, Rumen Radev, submitted his resignation. He wants to establish a new party and is expected to lean much more strongly on the policies of Orbán, Fico and Babiš in a spring election success. How will Brussels react to this? Bulgaria has a small political earthquake. Because in view of the country's long-lasting political crisis, President Rumen Radev yesterday declared his resignation and expressed the will to ta…
The President of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, officially presented his resignation to the Constitutional Court this Tuesday in an unprecedented decision that opens an even more convulsive period in this country of Eastern Europe, a member of the European Union for nineteen years. Now, that court should find that the head of state leaves office on his own initiative to ratify the resignation, surely this week. At that time, he will be relieved by Vice-…
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has called early elections seven times in the last seven years, but has now decided to take the reins into his own hands and resign to run with his party in the spring parliamentary elections.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev submitted his resignation before the Constitutional Court today, so that he could participate in the upcoming elections. His resignation needs to be accepted by the Constitutional Court, but the Bulgarian law does not specify the deadline for accepting the resignation, Juronuj Serbia reported.
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