BNB Deputy Governor Petar Chobanov , who is on the list of possible interim prime ministers, does not rule out the possibility of accepting the post.
Chobanov confirmed to “Now” that he expressed such readiness in a conversation with President Rumen Radev, tying it to the possible appearance of “exotics” and risks to the financial stability of the country. “It is not my priority, but there are scenarios in which I would consider the proposal. If I find that exotics are appearing that threaten the financial stability, fiscal stability and Bulgaria's path to the Eurozone, then I would accept, Chobanov said, also quoted by 24 Hours.
President Rumen Radev has started consultations on the so-called “domestic book”, which was interrupted after names included in it already refused. Yesterday, the president also received a refusal from the speaker of the parliament, Raya Nazaryan, who believes that a brightly colored political figure at the head of a caretaker government will prevent the conduct of a peaceful election campaign. Other potential candidates from the home book - such as the deputy chairmen of the Audit Chamber - have already declared that they are not suitable for the post. PP-DB, meanwhile, proposed changes to the law on the Audit Chamber, which would allow for the election of new National Assembly deputies and potential new candidates.
The topic of electing a new Ombudsman also came up - also a figure included as a potential candidate for a cabinet position from the home book. GERB previously announced that the realization of a possible replacement of the Speaker of the National Assembly with a new one who could take over the post of acting Prime Minister would make them very angry. This “verification” was defined by the leader of ITN Slavi Trifonov as complete nonsense. ITN deny participating in such negotiations.