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GERB-SDS receives the first cabinet-forming mandate, proposes cabinet lineup

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Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev handed the first cabinet-forming mandate to Rossen Zhelyazkov who is the prime minister-designate of the largest parliamentary group-GERB-SDS. Rossen Zhelyazkov announced the structure and composition of the cabinet, which will include one deputy prime minister and 19 ministers. Tomislav Donchev is the candidate for Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth. Lyudmila Petkova is nominated for Minister of Finance. Daniel Mitov was nominated for Minister of Foreign Affairs. 

The Ministry of Interior will be headed by the current caretaker minister Kalin Stoyanov. Caretaker Transport Minister Georgi Gvozdeykov was nominated for Minister of Transport and Communications in Rossen Zhelyazkov’s cabinet. Caretaker Minister of Tourism Evtim Miloshev was nominated to head the Ministry of Tourism. GERB-SDS has 7 days to find parliamentary support for their draft cabinet in the 50th parliament, where the coalition has only 68 out of 240 seats.




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