Overview
- Andrey Gyurov, deputy governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, was appointed by President Iliana Iotova to lead an interim government.
- The president said Gyurov should present a cabinet lineup within seven days, after which she will approve it and set the election date.
- Iotova has previously indicated April 19 as the target for the vote, though no official date has been announced.
- The snap election would be the country’s eighth in five years following December’s protests and the government’s resignation.
- Former President Rumen Radev resigned last month and is expected to form a new party, a development that could reshape the field.