site.btaPresident Radev: Outgoing Government Must Ensure Continuity, Stability Until Caretaker Cabinet Takes Office

“The outgoing government is constitutionally obliged to ensure continuity and stability until a caretaker cabinet assumes office,” President Rumen Radev told representatives of the There Is Such a People (TISP) party here on Wednesday at the start of consultations ahead of the mandate-granting procedure to form a new government.

“I fully understand that, at the moment, the Bulgarian Parliament is a far more interesting place than these consultations, so I truly appreciate that you are here,” Radev said. “You are in a complex position: as an outgoing government, you are constitutionally obliged to ensure continuity and stability until a caretaker government takes office, if it comes to that, while at the same time thinking and working toward your next political position.”

The President asked TISP representatives whether they intend to reformat the government within the 51st National Assembly or whether early parliamentary elections are unavoidable. He also raised questions about the Election Code, including whether 100% machine voting with control receipt counting should be implemented, and whether a budget or an extension should be adopted. 

“Do you believe there are other critically important laws that this National Assembly must pass, and will it be able to, given that the working atmosphere is sharply deteriorating?” Radev asked.

Representing TISP in the meeting were Floor Leader Toshko Yordanov and MPs Stanislav Balabanov, Dragomir Petrov, Pavela Mitova, and Aleksandar Valchev. 

Earlier in the day, Radev met with representatives of BSP - United Left.