Bulgaria's parliamentary elections postponed amidst political crisis

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Bulgaria's president has rejected the new caretaker government put forward by the interim prime minister, saying it wouldn't guarantee fair elections.

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00:00Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has rejected Prime Minister-designate Goritsa Granchirova-Kozareva's

00:08proposal for a new caretaker cabinet.

00:12Her current plans would see Karlin Stoyanov retain his position as Interior Minister,

00:17something the president has said he won't allow because it would not guarantee the holding

00:22of fair elections.

00:24I hereby announce to the media that I will not sign a decree for the appointment of my

00:33proposed government and, accordingly, your involvement in the making of such a decision.

00:42The current caretaker government of Dmitar Glavchev will now remain in power until the

00:47parliament presents a new shortlist of potential prime ministers.

00:53President Radev's decision has set a precedent in Bulgaria, but constitutionalists are divided

00:58on whether the issue is constitutional or political.

01:22Kisilova says the date for the next elections could be around the month of December.

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