Balgarianovinite.com In a Facebook post Monday, GERB said the party leader, Boyko Borissov, has reiterated his call to the party representatives in the Varna municipal election commission “to stay out of possible attempts to terminate the term in office” of Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev. The post on social media was prompted by an upcoming meeting of the Varna election commission.
Borissov is quoted as saying that he “doesn’t want a default victory” and “does not aim to change the majority vote of Varna people via administrative or procedural actions”.
Following consultations with Borissov, the GERB Executive Commission recommended the same line of action by the party representatives in the municipal election commission for its November 23, 2025 sitting.
On November 23, the election commission postponed a decision on whether Kotsev should be removed due to long absence from work.
Kotsev was arrested on July 8 in a corruption probe and remained in remand for some five months – until his release by a Varna court on November 27. During his time in remand, he had to take paid and unpaid leave to justify his absence, and appoint a deputy to sit in for him. The Varna municipal election commission took up the case of his absence after receiving alerts from voters.
Kotsev has denied any wrongdoing. His Continue the Change party insist that his arrest is part of a campaign by the Establishment targeting the opposition. Large-scale protests in his support were staged in Varna, Sofia and other major cities. The Renew Europe group in the European Parliament where Continue the Change is affiliated, described Kotsev’s extended detention as “an onslaught on democratic institutions and rule of law in Bulgaria”. GERB Leader Reiterates Call to Party Representatives in Varna Election Commission to Stay out of Attempts to Remove Varna Mayor 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-22 20:46:11 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
