The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced at a meeting today the names of the MPs replacing the nine MPs from "Progressive Bulgaria" who were elected as ministers in Rumen Radev's cabinet.
According to Art. 68 paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Constitution, MPs may not perform any other civil service or perform any activity that, according to the law, is incompatible with the position of a MP. A MP elected as a minister suspends his powers for the time he is a minister. In this case, he is replaced according to the procedure established by law.
The newly elected MPs from "Progressive Bulgaria" are:
Alexandra Pavlova Angelakova from the list of the 25th MIR – Sofia takes the place of Rumen Georgiev Radev;
Vaska Aleksandrova Milusheva from the 13th MIR - Pazardzhik takes the place of Galab Spasov Donev;
Momchil Bonchev Petrov from the 27th MIR - Stara Zagora takes the place of Aleksandar Georgiev Pulev;
Emine Fikri Gulestan from the 9th MIR - Kardzhali takes the place of Ivan Petev Demerdzhiev;
Tefik Ahmedov Parafitov from the 29th MIR - Haskovo takes the place of Dimitar Zhelyazkov Stoyanov;
Stella Nikolaeva Ilieva from the 6th MIR - Vratsa takes the place of Ivan Dimitrov Shishkov;
Georgi Valeriev Kunchev from the 1st MIR - Blagoevgrad takes the place of Rositsa Atanasova Karamfilova-Blagoeva;
Yulian Georgiev Dimitrov from the 3rd MIR - Varna replaces Ilin Pavlinov Dimitrov;
Dobromir Dayanov Georgiev from the 31st MIR - Yambol replaces Encho Angelov Keryazov.
Earlier today, the National Assembly elected the government of Prime Minister Rumen Radev. The government took office at a ceremony in the Council of Ministers. It is scheduled to hold its first meeting today.