Sofia, December 13, 2013 : .Bulgarian lawmakers elected Monday a new government headed by Kiril Petkov.
This comes almost a month after the early elections in the country.There were 134 National Assembly members who backed the cabinet.Petkov’s Keep the Change partnered with the socialist-dominated BSP For Bulgaria, There Is Such A People and Democratic Bulgaria to form a coalition last week.
The Bulgarian Constitution states that the National Assembly can elect the government with a majority greater than half of current legislators.This was reported by Xinhua news agency.
Petkov was born in 1980 and is a Harvard-educated entrepreneur.He was the caretaker economy minister from May 12, 2021 to September 15, 2021.Then he established Continue the Change, with Assen Vassilev as caretaker finance minister to contest the parliamentary elections.
He stated that “zero tolerance for corruption” would be his government’s motto while explaining its priorities to legislators.
In the field of economy, Bulgaria has to catch up with its European partners, he said, adding that the country has to be a centre of innovation and competitiveness.
He also noted that overcoming the Covid-19 crisis will be one of the urgent tasks of his government.
Vassilev, who also graduated from Harvard, became Deputy Prime Minister for European Union funds and Finance Minister, along with four other Vice Prime Ministers.
Meanwhile, three cabinet members of the caretaker government became ministers in the new government.Twelve other ministers were also named.
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