Balgarianovinite.com At a BTA-hosted news conference here on Saturday, Yes, Bulgaria Co-chair Ivaylo Mirchev said that when the President hands them the cabinet-forming mandate, they will return it unfulfilled immediately.
Yes, Bulgaria is part of the Continue the Change – Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB) parliamentary group, which as the second biggest in the National Assembly is to receive the second mandate from President Rumen Radev. Under the Constitution, after the government’s resignation, the President must hand out a cabinet-forming mandate to the largest group first. GERB-UDF have already said they would decline the mandate upon receipt on January 12. If the third mandate – to a parliamentary group of the President’s choosing – fails as well, the head of State is obliged to appoint a caretaker cabinet and schedule early parliamentary elections within two months.
Yes, Bulgaria Co-Chair Bozhidar Bozhanov Saturday said that the end of March and the beginning of April is a suitable time to hold elections, which have always been convenient months for people. “Earlier is not convenient, and there is not enough time to organize,” he added.
Mirchev announced that Yes, Bulgaria will run in the elections together with its Democratic Bulgaria coalition partners from Democrats for Strong Bulgaria and with Continue the Change. This coalition’s goal will be to achieve maximum election results without forming coalitions with GERB and MRF.
According to Mirchev, the national goal remains the introduction of voting entirely by machines. “One hundred thousand people were in the square, which means that public support for machine voting is significant. This is the most important thing that needs to happen,” Mirchev emphasized. He added that everywhere he goes, citizens ask him only about machine voting and how fraud will be prevented. “It will be voted on in Parliament, and we hope to find support, and as for fraud, we hope that everyone will sign up for the You Count initiative,” he added.
On vote buying, Bozhanov said that his party has asked Borislav Sarafov to comply with the law and resign from his position as acting Prosecutor General. “Vote buying is done with the prosecutor’s protection. It cannot be done any other way. As long as the Prosecutor General is a man of [MRF – New Beginning leader Delyan] Peevski, he will continue to buy votes with impunity, which is why we have submitted a draft declaration in which the National Assembly states clearly that the law must be obeyed,” Bozhanov said.
On the caretaker prime minister, Bozhanov said that they will be appointed by the President, and Yes, Bulgaria will participate in consultations to discuss all options. However, the final decision will be made by Rumen Radev in consultation with all institutions, Bozhanov underscored.
The pool of potential caretaker prime ministers from which the President may choose is limited by the Constitution to the Chairperson of the National Assembly, the Governor or Deputy Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, the President or a Vice-President of the National Audit Office, and the National Ombudsman or a Deputy Ombudsman. CC-DB to Return Cabinet-forming Mandate Unfulfilled upon Receipt 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-10 13:42:00 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