Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Plamen Nikolov presents ITN draft cabinet

Plamen Nikolov
Photo: BGNES

The ITN candidate for prime minister, Plamen Nikolov, has announced the names of the nominees for ministers in the draft cabinet. Petar Iliev, who was expected to be nominee for prime minister of Slavi Trifonov's party, was nominated for minister of interior.

Among the other candidates are: Silvi Kirilov for Minister of Health, as he has headed several of the largest hospitals in Bulgaria; diplomat Radi Naidenov for Minister of Foreign Affairs as he was caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs back in 2017 in the cabinet of Ognyan Gerdjikov Affairs. Plamen Danailov, with experience in senior management positions in large international companies has been nominated for Minister of Finance; Alexander Nikolov, who is currently Deputy Minister of Energy has been nominated for Minister of Energy. Teodora Genchovska, who has passed through all levels in the Ministry of Defense to head the "NATO and EU" department has been nominated for Minister of Defense.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Bulgarian producers want more farmers' markets

The situation in the country illustrates the urgent need for the state to create conditions for holding more farmers' markets, where farmers can sell their produce directly to consumers. This was stated by the Bulgarian Farmers' Union in connection..

published on 2/20/25 5:31 PM

Cocaine worth over 400 thousand leva seized near Simitli

A specialized police operation by the Directorate of the Bulgarian Anti-Drug and Drug Enforcement Administration (GDBOP) uncovered an organized crime group operating in the Blagoevgrad region , related to the distribution of narcotics.  5 kg of..

published on 2/20/25 5:18 PM
Stanislav Balabanov

Bulgarian Parliament to issue declaration against sending Bulgarian soldiers to Ukraine

Over 70% of Bulgarians are categorically against sending a military contingent to Ukraine. This was stated by Dimitar Ganev from the sociological agency “Trend” in an interview for the Bulgarian National Radio. President Radev opposes sending..

published on 2/20/25 1:14 PM