Bulgarian Ruling Party to Name Presidential Candidate Sunday Afternoon

Bulgarian PM and GERB chair Boyko Borisov (R) and vice-PM and GERB vice-chair Tsvetan Tsvetanov in Parliament. Photo by BGNES

Bulgarian ruling party, center-right GERB are going to officially name their tandem to run in the October 23 presidential elections at a press conference 3 pm EET Sunday.

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov and vice-PM Tsvetan Tsvetanov, who are also GERB chair and vice-chair, respectively, have chosen to unveil the party's candidacies at a point in time which is unusually late for Bulgarian political custom.

Friday a number of media reported that Minister of Regional Development Rosen Plevneliev was spotted filming an election video, confirming rumors that he is GERB's most probable candidate.

Saturday further reports claimed that Minister of Justice Margarita Popova will be Plevneliev's companion in the presidential candidate, running for vice president.

Pre-election opinion polls in Bulgaria have it that the GERB candidate - albeit until now unknown - has by far the greatest chance to win the race.

Best runners-up are PES MEP Ivailo Kalfin, nominated by the Bulgarian Socialist Party, and ex-EU Commissioner Meglena Kuneva, running as an independent candidate.

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