Balgarianovinite.com Caretaker Justice Minister Andrey Yankulov said on Facebook he will invite representatives of the legal profession and civil society to consultations on criteria for nominating candidates to key positions in the justice system.
The idea is that professional and civil organizations should propose to the Minister candidates for senior judicial posts, after which he would use his powers to submit them to the competent appointing authorities. Yankulov added the legal profession and civil society should take a more active role in judicial governance, urging lawyers, politicians and civil society organizations to present well-reasoned positions.
Yankulov said his proposal to appoint an acting prosecutor general replacing Borislav Sarafov is the last item on the agenda of the Prosecutors Chamber meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on March 11. He said the Justice Minister does not have the authority to replace the Prosecutor General, but he can raise the issue with the bodies that govern the judiciary and urge them to address the situation.
On February 26, the SJC Plenum left without consideration Yankulov’s proposal that a new acting Prosecutor General be appointed, and referred the proposal to the Prosecutors Chamber as the competent body on the matter.
The revised Judicial System Act mandates that interim appointments to key judicial positions (acting Prosecutor General and acting Presidents of Supreme Court of Cassation and Supreme Administrative Court) cannot exceed six months. Sarafov was appointed on June 16, 2023, and the six-month period expired on July 21, 2025, but he and the Prosecutors Chamber argue that the restriction does not apply to him as his appointment predated the legal revisions.
“Borislav Sarafov has been in office for almost three years, and this is a temporary acting position, so it would be appropriate for someone else to take over for a period of time,” Yankulov told reporters in late February. Justice Minister to Consult Legal Community, Civil Society on Criteria for Key Justice Appointments 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-07 17:43:29 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