"The news from yesterday is that we have a cabinet lineup. The news from today is that we have had discussions on how we should secure a majority for the constitutional reform. At 11.00 am on Monday, we are to return to the President the cabinet-forming mandate fulfilled", said We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria nominee for Prime Minister Academician Nikolay Denkov.
In his words, the cabinet ministers have been selected in such a way that they could receive broad support in parliament. Nikolay Denkov is expected to head the cabinet in the first nine months. Mariya Gabriel (GERB) will be deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. In 9 months, she is to take the post of Prime Minister.
Here is the proposed cabinet lineup:
Nikolay Denkov-rotating Prime Minister
Mariya Gabriel- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assen Vassilev- Minister of Finance and Minister for EU Funds
Kalin Stoyanov- Minister of Interior
Todor Tagarev- Minister of Defense
Julian Popov – Minister of Environment and Water
Rumen Radev (Deputy Chairman of BICA) – Minister of Energy
Andrey Tsekov- Minister of Regional Development and Public Works
Kiril Vatev- Minister of Agriculture and Food
Professor Galin Tsokov- Minister of Education and Science
Krastyu Krastev- Minister of Culture
Bogdan Bogdanov- Minister of Economy and Industry
Milena Stoycheva- Minister of Innovations and Growth
Ivanka Shalapatova- Minister of Labor and Social Policy
Atanas Slavov- Minister of Justice
Georgi Gvozdeykov- Minister of Transport and Communications
Professor Hristo Hinkov- Minister of Health
Zaritsa Dimkova- Minister of Tourism
Alexander Yolovski- Minister of Electronic Governance
Dimitar Iliev- Minister of Youth and Sports
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