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Three days after his own inauguration as Bulgaria’s new President, head of state Roumen Radev congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration as US president. A statement by President Radev’s office […]
The title of the 456-page 2015 autobiography of Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who on January 27 2017 will take over as Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister, was “I was not a politician”. Gerdzhikov, […]
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has signed a decree that the country will hold early parliamentary elections on March 26 2017, his office said on January 24. Radev […]
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev was tipped to name Ognyan Gerdzhikov, a 70-year-old former Speaker of Parliament and law professor, to head the country’s caretaker cabinet, reports on January 24 said. […]
Bulgaria’s current National Assembly, expected to be dissolved within days by President Roumen Radev, has called a special sitting for January 24 to deal with the second reading of a […]
Prayers and blessings were said for Bulgaria’s new head of state, President Roumen Radev, at a ceremony in Sofia’s landmark Alexander Nevsky cathedral after his inauguration on January 22 2017. […]
Members of the Bulgarian branch of the Russian pro-Putin motorcycle club the “Night Wolves” were among the public at the January 22 inauguration of President Roumen Radev. “We are here […]
At his inauguration ceremony on January 22, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev pledged to work with Parliament, the government, institutions, civil society and citizens to find solutions for Bulgaria. In a […]
Amid military ceremonies and with the attendance of top state and government officials – and amid sub-zero temperatures – Roumen Radev was inaugurated on January 22 2017 as Bulgaria’s fifth […]
Roumen Radev, taking office as Bulgaria’s President on January 22, said that he would appoint “experts” to the caretaker cabinet that will run the country pending early parliamentary elections. Speaking […]
