Bulgaria’s President starts consultations on forming a new government

Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev will hold consultations with representatives of the parliamentary groups in the 47th National Assembly before handing over a mandate to form a government within the incumbent Parliament.

PM Petkov submitted the resignation of the government to Bulgaria’s Parliament

The consultations with the parliamentary groups provided for in the Constitution will be held in the Presidential institution on June 27 and 28, 2022.

The schedule for the consultations is as follows:

On June 27, Monday, the President will meet with:

• Representatives of "We Continue the Change” at 13.00.
• From 14.15 am, the head of state will meet with representatives of the parliamentary group of the GERB-UDF
• A consultation with representatives of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms parliamentary group will take place at 15.30 am.
• From 16.45, the President will talk to representatives of the parliamentary group of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (“BSP for Bulgaria".

On June 28, Tuesday, the President will hold consultations with:

• representatives of the parliamentary group of “There is Such a People” from 9.00.
• The meeting with the parliamentary group of "Democratic Bulgaria” will start at 10.15.
• The consultations with “Vazrazhdane” parliamentary group will start at 11.30.

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Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Kiril Petkov, on Monday, June 27, submitted his government's resignation to Parliament after losing a vote of no confidence on June 22.

After the government’s resignation was submitted, President Rumen Radev is to hold consultations with the parliamentary groups before he hands over a mandate to form a government.

The mandate is first handed over to the largest parliamentary group, which is Petkov's “We Continue the Change” party.

If unable to form a cabinet, the mandate is next given to the second largest parliamentary group, which is GERB-UDF.

If the second parliamentary group fails to present a cabinet, the President assigns a mandate to a third parliamentary group, at his choice.

If the third attempt to form a cabinet fails, the President then dissolves the Parliament by a decree, sets a new date for early elections and appoints a caretaker government.