site.btaUPDATED President Radev Meets with GERB-UDF at Start of Cabinet-Forming Consultations
President Rumen Radev Tuesday began cabinet-forming consultations with representatives of the parliamentary groups, starting with the largest, GERB-UDF, which has 69 MPs in the 240-seat Parliament.
Radev said GERB-UDF emerged once again as the number one political force in the October 27 parliamentary elections, which entails the biggest responsibility for forming a government.
It is quite a challenge to form a majority in a highly fragmented Parliament, as evidenced by the election of its Chairperson, Radev said. "This election is now a fact and I am glad that Parliament is beginning to work in earnest," he added.
He was referring to the fact that Parliament's Chair Nataliya Kiselova was elected at the 11th attempt on December 6. She was nominated by BSP-United Left, the fifth largest out of eight parliamentary groups.
Radev said GERB had contributed greatly to the real start of Parliament's work by making a compromise on Kiselova's election, which made it possible to start the consultations on the formation of a cabinet. The party withdrew its nominee Raya Nazaryan, who was leader of the previous Parliament.
Radev asked Borissov about his views on the chances of forming a regular government, which requires dialogue and consensus in the current situation.
On Tuesday, Radev will also meet with the second largest parliamentary group, Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria.
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