Balgarianovinite.com President Iliana Iotova said Tuesday she will hand over the first exploratory mandate to form a government at 5:00 p.m. on May 7, speaking to reporters after consultations with parliamentary group representatives.
“I have the assurance of Progressive Bulgaria that they will come with a fulfilled mandate”, Iotova said.
Referring to the talks held with the parliamentary groups, she said that the key priorities are shared. “The consensus was that we should start with a half-year budget that would break the inflationary spiral and help the most vulnerable and socially disadvantaged,” she said, adding that the parliamentary groups had expressed their willingness and confidence that this would not come at the cost of tax increases and that all social payments would be maintained.
“We must also make every effort to ensure Bulgaria receives payments under the Recovery and Resilience Plan, because this will be the strongest guarantee that the budget will work and be secure,” she said.
According to President Iotova, the second priority is the reform of the judicial system. She added that the approaches and proposals of the parliamentary groups are very different, but there is a common opinion that the most important first step will be taken – the replacement of the Supreme Judicial Council and the election of new members under clear, transparent and categorical criteria.
According to Iotova, the second priority is judicial reform. She said the parliamentary groups’ approaches and proposals differ widely, but there is broad agreement that the crucial first step must be taken: replacing the Supreme Judicial Council and electing new members under clear, transparent and firm criteria.
She thanked all parliamentary groups, their leaders and representatives for taking part in the consultations, noting that all had come with prepared legislative programmes.
On Tuesday, President Iliyana Iotova held consultations with representatives of the parliamentary groups in the 52nd National Assembly ahead of handing over the first exploratory mandate to form a government. Representatives of the Progressive Bulgaria coalition, GERB-UDF, Movement for Rights and Freedoms – MRF, Democratic Bulgaria, Continue the Change and Vazrazhdane took part. President Iotova Will Hand Mandate to Form a Government on May 7 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-05 16:20:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law