US EditionBulgaria’s Left-Leaning President Rumen Radev Says He Is Stepping Down
Rumen Radev resigns amid Bulgaria's prolonged political crisis with snap elections expected; 44% approval rating in recent polls signals significant public support, analysts say.
- 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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Bulgarian President Resigns, Expected To Form New Party
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev officially handed in his resignation on Tuesday, January 20th, triggering a new chapter in the country’s prolonged political crisis and fuelling expectations that he will enter the spring parliamentary elections as the head of a new political movement. In a televised address to the nation on Monday evening, Radev confirmed his decision to step down before the end of his mandate, stating that Bulgaria needed profou…
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev Announces Resignation
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev announced that he is stepping down from the mostly ceremonial post on Jan. 19. Left-leaning Radev has suggested he may contest an upcoming election, widely expected after protests he supported forced the previous center-right government to step down. In a televised address from the capital Sofia, Radev said that he would submit his resignation to the Constitutional Court on Jan. 20. Under the constitution, the cur…
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In the midst of a government crisis, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev pulls his hat. Early new elections are at the door. It is assumed that the Russian-friendly former Luftwaffe general himself wants to run.
The government in Bulgaria has already resigned. A date for new elections has not yet been set, but there has been another resignation: President Radev intends to step down from his post – but not necessarily from politics. By Oliver Soos.
Bulgarian President Announces Resignation, Sparking Speculation On His Next Move
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said he will step down on January 20, a move that has intensified speculation he is preparing to form his own political party and run in upcoming snap parliamentary elections following the government’s resignation last month.
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