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Constitutional Court: Incumbent President Plevneliev is not empowered to schedule early elections

President-elect Rumen Radev (L) and incumbent President Rosen Plevneliev
Photo: BGNEs

Following a petition by President Rosen Plevneliev whether he can schedule new parliamentary elections without dissolving parliament, the Constitutional Court of Bulgaria ruled that within the last three months of his term of office the incumbent president cannot dissolve parliament but is empowered to form a caretaker cabinet.

Dissolving parliament and scheduling new elections will be up to President-elect Rumen Radev, who takes office on 22 January. 



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