Balgarianovinite.com The interior minister in Bulgaria’s new caretaker government has vowed to do his best to ensure that the early parliamentary elections on April 19 are fair. “We, as the leadership of the Ministry of Interior, will do everything to give the ministry’s staff the opportunity to fulfil their share of the responsibility for conducting fair elections,” Emil Dechev told journalists on Thursday, minutes after taking over as Minister of Interior from Daniel Mitov.
He added that the Interior Ministry is not the only body responsible for fair and free elections. This obligation also falls on political parties, non-governmental organizations, the Central Election Commission, and the Information Services Company, he noted. “We will not shirk our share of responsibility and will give everything we can,” Dechev said.
“As a judge, I deeply believe that ‘rule of law’ is not an empty phrase in the Constitution, and for this reason the ministry’s leadership will be guided by the Constitutional Court’s decision, under which 16 MPs left the National Assembly, 16 others took their place, and a new parliamentary group was formed,” Dechev added, referring to developments in the present parliament.
He noted that he and his predecessor Daniel Mitov have discussed various important issues, including the Petrohan-Okolchitsa tragedy, in which six people lost their lives.
The Interior Ministry will carry out a staff review in connection with the Petrohan-Okolchitsa case. “If possible, we will assist in establishing the objective truth. We are ready to provide help, if necessary, including foreign expertise,” Dechev added.
He stressed that the Interior Ministry does not have the final word on the case. “The final word belongs to the Prosecution Service,” the Minister said. He referred to Petrohan-Okolchitsa as “two cases likely to be linked.” Interior Minister Dechev Vows to Do His Best “to Allow Interior Ministry Personnel to Fulfill Obligations and Secure Fair Elections” 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-19 15:58:00 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
