The president of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, commissioned on Wednesday to the conservative Rosen Zhelyazkov the formation of a new government arising from the October elections, after the party of the possible future prime minister reached a pre-agreement with three other formations.

A recent survey conducted by Alpha Research following the vote on the Zhelyazkov cabinet has revealed that 39% of Bulgarians approve of the newly formed government, while 29% disapprove. The survey, which measured initial public reactions to the formation of the cabinet,

SOFIA - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Tuesday blamed EU leaders for Ukraine's counter-offensive, claiming it had resulted in ‘hundreds of thousands’ of casualties.

Bulgaria's parliament approved on Thursday a cabinet led by Rosen Zhelyazkov, a former parliament speaker, ending months of negotiations on the formation of a coalition government.

Bulgaria, situated in the eastern Balkans, has been undergoing a slow and painful transition to a market economy since the end of Communist rule. A predominantly Slavonic-speaking, Orthodox Christian country, Bulgaria was the birthplace of the Cyrillic alphabet, which was created there towards the end of the 9th Century.

On Wednesday, January 15, at noon, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev will officially hand over the first mandate to form a government. This is in accordance with Article 99, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria.

Bulgaria's Rosen Zhelyazkov, the candidate for prime minister of the largest parliamentary group, accepted the president's invitation to form a government on Wednesday, following a snap election in October,

Prime Minister-designate Rosen Zhelyazkov, a former parliament speaker, presented a list of proposed Cabinet ministers for a minority coalition government and asked President Rumen Radev to send it to parliament for approval.

The GERB party won 69 seats in the October vote for the 240-member legislature, the most of any party but well short of a majority to govern alone. #EuropeNews

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria’s president on Wednesday ... for a minority coalition government and asked President Rumen Radev to send it to parliament for approval. The party picked Zhelyazkov ...

Bulgaria's Zhelyazkov Tasked With Forming ... Zhelyazkov, proposed as a PM-designate by the GERB-SDS group, presented President Rumen Radev with a ready-made cabinet. "Our consultations were ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s president ... ministers for a minority coalition government and asked President Rumen Radev to send it to parliament for approval. The party picked Zhelyazkov ...