Nickolay Denkov News Today

A new cabinet composed of opposing political forces was approved by MPs in parliament but criticised by the president and compared to Frankenstein’s monster by the opposition Socialists.

The new government, headed by Nickolay Denkov, will test whether opposing political forces GERB/United Democratic Forces and We Continue the Change/Democratic Bulgaria can set aside their differences in order to govern.

Political opponents GERB/United Democratic Forces and We Continue the Change/Democratic Bulgaria presented their joint cabinet to the president and have a strong chance of mustering a majority in parliament.

Protesters will take to the streets of Sofia, claiming that President Rumen Radev has been working in Russia’s interests by undermining Bulgarian democracy and hampering the formation of a government.

The 'We Continue the Change' party has received a mandate to form a government – as a leaked recording undermines its negotiations with a key ally.

In a dramatic twist, the opposing alliances of GERB/United Democratic Forces and 'We Continue the Change' plus Democratic Bulgaria have agreed to form a government with rotating prime ministers.

With GERB seemingly unable to form any combination that has a majority in parliament, momentum is shifting towards yet another election in a country stuck in a permanent stalemate.