Denkov Government
The Denkov Government is the 102nd cabinet of Bulgaria. It was approved by the parliament on 6 June 2023, and is a majority coalition of GERB and PP–DB. Per the coalition agreement, it is set to be a rotation government, where PP–DB's Nikolai Denkov would start with the premiership, with GERB's Mariya Gabriel serving as deputy prime minister, and after nine months, the two would switch positions. Per the agreement, Denkov and his cabinet resigned on 6 March 2024 in preparation for Gabriel to form her cabinet, although the Denkov government will stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new cabinet is formed.
Denkov Government | |
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102nd Cabinet of Bulgaria | |
| 2023–2024 | |
Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov | |
| Date formed | 6 June 2023 |
| Date dissolved | 9 April 2024 |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Rumen Radev |
| Prime Minister | Nikolai Denkov, PP |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Mariya Gabriel, GERB |
| No. of ministers | 20 |
| Ministers removed | 0 |
| Total no. of members | 20 |
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| Status in legislature | Majority coalition 132 / 240 (55%) |
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| History | |
| Election(s) | 2023 |
| Legislature term(s) | 49th National Assembly |
| Predecessor | Second Donev Government |
| Successor | Glavchev Government |
On 20 March 2024, the planned government rotation and signing of a renewed government manifest for the next nine months had failed. A call for further negotiations to attempt rescuing the failed rotation agreement, was left unmet during March 20-21; but a last final negotiation round began on March 22. The two parties GERB and Movement for Rights and Freedoms concluded on March 24, that the latest negotiation round now also had failed, leaving the President of Bulgaria no other choice than for snap elections to be called.
The Bulgarian constitution declares that after a first failed attempt of government formation, the President must then ask the second-largest party in parliament (PP–DB) to try and form a government; and if this second attempt also fails he shall then give a final third attempt to any remaining party of his choosing. If all three stages of negotiations fail, it is likely that elections would be held on 9 June 2024, coinciding with the European Parliament election on the same day.
The Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, announced after having concluded a further second and third failed attempt to form a government among the elected parties, that he would sign a decree on 9 April 2024 approving Dimitar Glavchev as a new caretaker prime minister, along with a decree approving his proposed caretaker government, and at the same time he would sign a decree setting the date for new early elections on 9 June 2024.