Bulgaria Ex Regional Min Tipped for Deputy PM - GERB

Bulgaria's former Regional Minister, Lilyana Pavlova, is pictured here next to ex Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency

The formerly-ruling centrist Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, plans to accept the mandate for appointing a new government and table a minority cabinet in parliament, a key member has confirmed.

'The line-up will be headed by former Prime Minister and party leader Boyko Borisov', Tsetska Tsacheva, former parliamentary speaker, told the private bTV channel on Sunday.

She confirmed the proposed line-up will include the highest rated Ministers from the former Borisov Cabinet – of Regional Development, Lilyana Pavlova, and of Management of EU Funds, Tomislav Donchev, who will also serve as deputy prime minister.

Energy and Economy, Delyan Dobrev, will also be part of the cabinet, unlike the discredited former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, even though he is considered Borisov’s closest aide.

Tsacheva conceded however that GERB's proposal for a government line-up is highly likely to be rejected by the other formations in the country's 42nd General Assembly.