Summary
Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev announced that he plans to resign from his position. This decision comes amid ongoing political challenges in the country and speculation that Radev may start a new political party.
Key Facts
- President Rumen Radev of Bulgaria announced his intent to resign on a Monday.
- Radev will officially submit his resignation to Bulgaria's Constitutional Court.
- Iliana Yotova, the vice president, will take over as president until the end of the current mandate.
- Radev's resignation is the first by a Bulgarian head of state since the fall of communism.
- Bulgaria is experiencing a political crisis, with repeated elections and failed attempts to form a new government.
- Radev's current term as president was set to end in 2026.
- He has criticized GERB party leader Boyko Borissov and politician Delyan Peevski.
- There is speculation that Radev might form a new political party.
