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No political crisis in Bulgaria: president-elect

Xinhua, November 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

The newly elected Bulgarian president Rumen Radev said here on Monday that there is no political crisis in the country, but most likely early parliamentary elections will be held.

"There is no political crisis in Bulgaria. Normal constitutional procedure is ongoing, and there is no room for dramatization," Radev said at a press conference.

Radev, who will take office in January 2017, said there are two options after the National Assembly approved the government's resignation on November 16: forming a cabinet within this Parliament, or the appointment of a caretaker government and holding of early parliamentary elections.

"Both scenarios are possible," Radev said.

Observing the developments in the parliament and its current makeup, the country will most likely go to early elections, "but let's not guess," Radev said.

According to Bulgarian Constitution, if the parties in the parliament fail to form a new cabinet after three attempts, the outgoing President Rosen Plevneliev shall appoint a caretaker government.

The two largest parliamentary groups, GERB and BSP Left Bulgaria, which have a total of 122 deputies in the 240-seat Parliament, have already said that they would not try to form a government within this National Assembly. Endit