Overview
- In a televised address, Rumen Radev said he will submit his resignation on Tuesday.
- Under the constitution, Vice President Iliana Yotova must be sworn in by parliament before serving as interim president.
- A parliamentary election is expected in late March or April, which would be the eighth vote in roughly five years.
- Reporting points to Radev potentially forming or joining a party to run, though he has not detailed his plans.
- The resignation follows December protests that brought down the government and the euro’s introduction on January 1, intensifying debates over corruption and Bulgaria’s stance toward the EU and the war in Ukraine.