site.btaPresident Radev Not Holding Consultations with MRF-New Beginning

President Rumen Radev has decided not to hold consultations on forming a regular government with the parliamentary group of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) - New Beginning, the head of State's press secretariat told BTA.

Radev met on Tuesday with the first and second largest groups in the 51st National Assembly - GERB and Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria (CC-DB).

Before the President's decision not to meet with MRF-New Beginning was announced, its leader Delyan Peevski said that he personally would not go to consultations with the President but his party would honour the President's invitation.

On December 11, the President will receive representatives of Vazrazhdane at 2:30 pm, and BSP - United Left at 4 pm. The consultations will continue on December 12 with talks at 11 am with representatives of the parliamentary group of Ahmed Dogan’s Alliance for Rights and Freedoms - Democracy, Rights and Freedoms (DRF), at 1 pm with There is Such a People (TISP), and at 3 pm with the parliamentary group of MECh.