Rosen Zhelyazkov is the GERB-UDF (GERB-Union of Democratic Forces - ed. note) candidate for Prime Minister, reported BGNES.
Exactly at 9:00 this morning, the party leader Boyko Borisov, together with Rosen Zhelyazkov and Tomislav Donchev, arrived at the president's office for the handing over of the first exploratory mandate.
In front of Radev, Boyko Borisov announced that the former Speaker of the National Assembly is their candidate for Prime Minister.
The first mandate-holder has a seven-day deadline to implement the mandate, but Zhelyazkov immediately presented the composition and structure of the Council of Ministers.
The Council of Ministers consists of a prime minister, one deputy prime minister and 19 ministers, Zhelyazkov read and announced the names of his cabinet, which includes members of the current caretaker government and ministers from the previous "Borisov" cabinets.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth - Tomislav Donchev.
Minister of Finance - Lyudmila Petkova.
Minister of Foreign Affairs - Daniel Mitov.
Minister of Internal Affairs - Kalin Stoyanov.
Minister of Regional Development and Public Works - Nikolay Nankov.
Minister of Labor and Social Policy - Denitsa Sacheva.
Minister of Defense - Atanas Zapryanov.
Minister of Justice - Maria Pavlova.
Minister of Science and Education - Krasimir Valchev.
Minister of Health - Kostadin Angelov.
Minister of Culture - Lyuben Dilov-son.
Minister of Agriculture and Food - Georgi Tahov.
Minister of Environment and Water - Ivelina Vasileva.
Minister of Transport and Communications - Georgi Gvozdeikov.
Minister of Economy and Industry - Temenuzka Petkova.
Minister of Energy - Delyan Dobrvv.
Minister of Electronic Government - Vladimir Bozhilov.
Minister of Tourism - Evtim Miloshev.
Minister of Youth and Sports - Krasen Kralev. | BGNES
