Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev has imposed a partial veto on the State Intelligence Agency Act (SIA) as amended on October 10, Radev’s press secretariat said on Wednesday. The amendments transfer the power to appoint and dismiss the SIA chairperson from the President to Parliament. Nominations will come from the Council of Ministers as before.
In his reasoning, Radev noted that the amendments to the existing mechanism for appointing and dismissing the SIA chairperson, in the context of shared competence between the Council of Ministers and the President, undermine guarantees of objectivity, independence and freedom from political influence in the selection of the chairperson. Under the proposed changes, the chairperson’s appointment and dismissal would become dependent on ad hoc political interests in Parliament, which is neither in the national interest nor consistent with national security considerations, said Radev.
The President also challenged the claim made by the sponsors of the amendments that the election of the SIA Chairperson by the National Assembly would ensure stability, predictability and public trust. He argued that in the event of a conflict between the Council of Ministers and the President, no candidate would be elected. He stressed that the goal is not to achieve uncritical unanimity among state bodies on each nomination, but rather to ensure that the selection of the chairperson can be subject to the assessment of an additional independent body as a prerequisite for gaining public confidence.
In seeking to ensure a conflict-free selection and guaranteed unanimity, the National Assembly takes over the authority to appoint the SIA chairperson, thereby politicizing the process and making the chairperson dependent on shifting majorities, the President said. President Imposes Partial Veto on Amended State Intelligence Agency Act THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-22 15:47:39 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
