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Urgent: Bulgaria to hold early elections on April 19: president

Urgent: Bulgaria to hold early elections on April 19: president

Xinhua
18 Feb 2026, 16:15 GMT+

SOFIA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova said on Wednesday that she will issue a decree for the appointment of the caretaker government proposed by the prime minister-designate Andrey Gurov, and will schedule early parliamentary elections on April 19.

Iotova made the statement immediately after Gurov proposed the lineup of a caretaker government to her at a live televised meeting.

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