President Iliana Yotova continues consultations for the appointment of a caretaker prime minister. She also spoke with the Deputy Governor of the BNB, Andrey Gurov.
In his conversation with her, he expressed his willingness to become caretaker prime minister. His meeting with Yotova lasted nearly an hour and a half.
After the end of the meeting, he made a comment to the media:
“What I told her is that fair elections can only be held with honest cooperation between all institutions that have heard the public squares and understood what the people want.”
“What did you say – yes or no? Yes, to this question, I can say the following: I shared with the President that I am ready to take responsibility if this happens with clear principles and without hidden conditions. By principles, I mean that Bulgaria is Europe, and fair elections are held in Europe. We can have fair elections when a caretaker government does not interfere in the political arena, it is neutral enough, equally distanced from all parties and works only within the framework of the powers given to it by the Constitution.”
Earlier today, Governor of the BNB Dimitar Radev, and Deputy Governors Petar Chobanov and Radoslav Milenkov also gave negative answers.
By the end of the week, Iliana Yotova will speak with the Ombudsman and his deputy, as well as with the President of the Audit Office and his two deputies.
According to the procedure, after President Iliana Yotova determines who will be entrusted with the mandate for a caretaker cabinet and consultations with the parliamentary parties, the candidate has one week to propose the composition of the government. Along with the appointment of the caretaker cabinet, the President must also determine a date for the early elections, which should be held within two months.