On Friday, May 8, the Parliament of Bulgaria approved the composition and structure of a new government headed by former President Rumen Radev, known for his pro-Russian views. This was reported by Nova.bg.
Source: “Espreso”
A total of 124 MPs (all from the “Progressive Bulgaria” party) voted in favor of the candidate for prime minister and the structure of the Council of Ministers. 70 lawmakers voted against, and 36 abstained.
After the vote, the newly appointed prime minister, deputy prime ministers, and ministers took the oath in parliament.
The head of the “Progressive Bulgaria” faction, Petro Vitanov, presented Rumen Radev’s candidacy for the post of head of government. In his speech, he stated that with his appointment, “normality” allegedly returns to Bulgarian politics, along with values such as honor, trust, courage, and solidarity.
In the new government, Velislava Petrova-Chamova became Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dimitar Stoyanov became Minister of Defense.
The “Progressive Bulgaria” party, which received 44.59% of the vote in the parliamentary elections on April 19, nominated its leader Rumen Radev for the position of prime minister. It is worth noting that Radev served as President of Bulgaria from 2017 to 2026 and has repeatedly made statements with pro-Russian rhetoric, including referring to occupied Crimea as Russian.
His political force secured an absolute majority in the newly elected parliament.
It is also noted that the April 19 elections were already the eighth parliamentary elections in Bulgaria over the past five years.
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