Rumen Radev is resigning from the post of president. His resignation will be filed with the Constitutional Court. Last night, in an address to the people, the head of state announced his intention not to complete his second five-year term.
"I will submit my resignation from the post of president of the Republic of Bulgaria", announced President Rumen Radev, announcing that he is entering real politics and will participate in the upcoming elections for the 52nd National Assembly.
"Our democracy will not survive if we leave it to corrupt people, compromisers and extremists. It depends on the personal commitment of each of us, and your trust obliges me to protect the statehood, the institutions and our future", Radev pointed out.
The fifth president of Bulgaria will not complete his second five-year term. For the first time in the 33-year history of the presidential institution, a head of state has resigned from office early. So far, this has only happened to a vice president - in 1993, Blaga Dimitrova declared her desire to leave office before the Constitutional Court and a week later the court released her.
After Rumen Radev's resignation is submitted today, the Constitutional Court must terminate his powers as president, confirming his personal will to leave office. There is no legal deadline for the court to pronounce its decision.
After Radev's release, Vice President Iliana Yotova will assume the functions of head of state until the end of the mandate, which ends on January 22 next year.
For the first time, a woman will head "Dondukov" 2. As president, Yotova will have to complete the procedure for appointing a new service cabinet, hold consultations with parliamentary groups and schedule elections for a new parliament.