site.btaOutgoing PM Borissov Does Not Want New Tenure as Prime Minister

Sofia, April 14 (BTA) - Outgoing Prime Minister Boyko Borissov
said speaking to reporters in the northern city of Veliko
Turnovo on Wednesday that he is not going to be a candidate for
prime minister of the next government. Borissov's visit to
Veliko Turnovo was streamed live in his Facebook profile.

"I will tell you GERB's nomination for prime minister after we
receive the mandate to form a government. We have at least a
week to think things over," Borissov, who is also leader of
GERB, the party with the most seats but not a majority in the
new Parliament, said.

"Many want my nomination for prime minister but as I believe in
the saying 'United We Stand', and as I do not think dividing the
 nation as President Rumen Radev does is right, I am not going
to be prime minister," Borissov said, responding to repeated
questions from reporters whether he will put up his nomination
for the post.

Borissov said that GERB is ready to support other governments as
 well, and that his party is not afraid of early parliamentary
elections, if a new cabinet fails to be approved.

During Wednesday's regular weekly meeting of the government, the
 last for the incumbent one, Borissov said, as quoted by the
Government Information Service, that "Those who ask the question
 whether we are afraid of a caretaker cabinet are themselves
afraid of democracy". The outgoing Prime Minister said that the
key task of a caretaker cabinet is to hold fair elections. "We
are moving on, the Constitution has a procedure on how to
proceed," Borissov said. NV/ZH