site.btaPresident Plevneliev Announces Caretaker Government

Sofia, August 5 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev announced Tuesday the caretaker government which will prepare snap elections on October 5. It will be headed by law professor Georgi Bliznashki and will have four deputy prime ministers, including one in charge of justice.

The President called the caretaker government "expert and non-partisan". He said it is an opportunity for Bulgaria to undertake important measures: sign agreement on partnership with the European Commission for 2014-2020, start the procedure for joining the European banking supervision mechanism and signing the Bulgaria-NATO 2020 programme.

"Inaction during a crisis is inadmissible and dangerous," said the President.

The caretaker government will not seek revenge but will tell the truth and will not conceal the real condition of the country.

It will be open to the civil society and will prove that the ideas that people generate can be part of government programme. "The civil society is the real hero of the past year," said Plevneliev.

At its very first sitting, the government will put forward Kristalina Georgieva as the Bulgarian candidate for European Commissioner.

It will also set up an Energy Board.

South Stream will remain frozen until it gets a green light from the European Commission. MORE