site.btaPresident Radev to Announce Friday His Decision on When Second Exploratory Mandate for Government Formation Will Be Handed Over

President Rumen Radev has said that Friday morning he will announce his decision when he will hand over the second exploratory mandate for the formation of a government. The head of State was speaking to reporters in the UK on Thursday, where he is representing Bulgaria at the 4th European Political Community Summit.

"I will not delay the process in any way. I will also take into account the parties' efforts to form a government if they can," Radev said. He added that he will also make sure that parties will be able to properly run their campaigns for a possible snap parliamentary elections, noting that August is not the best time for that.

Asked which party will receive the third government-formation mandate, Radev said that he will refrain from talking about it before the formal procedure for the second one is completed and noted that "the situation is very dynamic".