A week after the swearing in of the official cabinet, Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev requested the replacement of two ministers – those of foreign affairs and agriculture. After days of silence, President Rumen Radev responded, but did not say whether he would approve and sign the decrees for the two castings.
Yesterday, the president said it was strange that “the serving prime minister could change his mind in one day”. He also strongly opposed the nomination of Daniel Mitov, who is the deputy chairman of GERB, as the next acting minister of foreign affairs.
According to Rumen Radev, official power should be equidistant from all parties. He also recalled that he never allowed himself a party appointment in the office.
The head of state also recalled that orders are already being given by party headquarters and a caretaker prime minister is being threatened. He was referring to the statement of GERB leader Boyko Borisov, who sharply criticized the current foreign minister, Stefan Dimitrov, for trying to change the country's foreign policy course.
„On Friday, I will invite Mr. Glavchev to discuss his proposals, which cannot include deputy chairmen of political parties. I want to hear the real motives that made him so headstrong, without having worked with these people and knowing them, to suddenly change his mind. So far, I have not appointed such people in an official office," said Radev, quoted by BTV.
We remind you that on April 15, acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev proposed that Stefan Dimitrov be released from the post of Foreign Minister. In the proposal to President Rumen Radev, he proposed that Daniel Mitov take the post.
As reasons for the personal change, the Prime Minister points to the need for timely and responsible coordination and communication between cabinet members and with allies and partners.
And on April 16, it became clear that Dimitar Glavchev proposed another personal change in the composition of the office – Kiril Vatev should be released from the post of Minister of Agriculture and Food and the position should be taken by Georgi Takhov.
In his proposal to President Rumen Radev, the caretaker prime minister cites failure to fulfill official duties as reasons for the change.