Balgarianovinite.com In an interview for bTV given on Friday morning, President Iliana Iotova said that she would immediately sign a decree for the resignation of Stoil Tzitzelkov, the caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Fair Elections, if such a proposal came to her desk. Iotova’s statement came after reports emerged of Tzitzelkov having been arrested twice – once for marijuana use and a second time for driving under the influence of alcohol with blood alcohol level of 1.2 per mille.
The President said that if those reports are confirmed as true, then Tzitzelkov should also leave the Public Council of the Central Election Commission, of which he is a member.
When asked whether this was a call for the caretaker Prime Minister to request Tzitzelkov’s resignation, the head of State said that this had not been considered before the latest amendments to the Constitution. Iotova said that she could only issue a decree for Tzitzelkov’s resignation, if there was a proposal from the Prime Minister, or if Tzitzelkov himself submitted his resignation.
The President stated that the idea of a deputy prime minister specifically responsible for the integrity of the elections is more of a symbolic move. She added: “The time for symbols is long gone. Now is the time for concrete action.”
Iotova said she had reservations about some of the ministers in the caretaker cabinet but refused to name names stressing that she would closely monitor their work and react to any actions against the public interest. She specified that she had shared her concerns personally with caretaker Prime Minister Andrey Gurov. President on Deputy PM Tzitzelkov: I Would Sign Decree for His Resignation Immediately 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-20 08:31:00 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