Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

GERB-SDS: We have the necessary experts to form a cabinet

GERB-SDS at the consultations with the President
Photo: BGNES

President Rumen Radev has begun consultations with the parties represented in parliament before handing the first mandate for the formation of a cabinet. The biggest parliamentary group, that of GERB-SDS, were the first to meet with the President.

“We shall make every effort to form a government, up to the verge of our own self-preservation and maybe even a little beyond it, but without entirely losing our identity,” said GERB deputy chairman Tomislav Donchev. Desislava Atanasova on her part stated that GERB-SDS has all experts necessary to form a cabinet. They expect the other parliamentary groups to think things over so that a majority for the formation of a government can be put together.

The anti-crisis measures GERB-SDS is proposing are: continuing with the compensations for businesses, leaving household consumers on the regulated electricity market for a few more years and organizing a tender for long-term gas supply contracts. GERB welcomes the proposal, submitted by the caretaker cabinet, for acquiring more F-16 fighter jets.

Daniel Mitov called for an end to the narrative that providing military-technical aid to Ukraine is going to drag Bulgaria into the war, and added that this was worrying our NATO partners because “the signals that are getting across are keeping them from regarding us as a responsible member of the alliance”. The President responded that he has never, at any summit meeting, sensed even a hint of any such thing, and stated that the idea of giving Ukraine Bulgaria’s old weaponry in exchange for modern weapons should be approached with caution, adding that upgrading takes time.

The consultations with the President continue.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Presentation of the sociological survey in the Council for Electronic Media

Listeners expect more news and music from the Bulgarian National Radio

The news and concerts broadcast by the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) are the most listened to by the audience. This is indicated by a representative study by "Alpha Research" commissioned by the Council for Electronic Media and..

published on 6/6/25 3:35 PM

National Statistical Institute reports stable GDP growth of 3.1 percent

In the first quarter of 2025, GDP grew by 3.1% compared to the first quarter of 2024 and by 0.6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, the National Statistical Institute announced. Converted into euros, GDP is 23.324 billion..

published on 6/6/25 2:18 PM
Rosen Zhelyazkov

Prime Minister says Bulgaria has no unresolved bilateral issue with Skopje

The position of the Republic of Bulgaria is clear. We have no bilateral issue with the Republic of North Macedonia. This was what Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov said in parliament and recalled that last week the National Assembly..

published on 6/6/25 1:23 PM