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Bulgaria Appoints Central Banker Andrey Gyurov as Caretaker Prime Minister

The caretaker cabinet is tasked with organising a snap election that the president has signalled for April.

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.