<p>Sofia: Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev appointed a caretaker government on Tuesday led by Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, and set June 9 as the date for snap elections, the president's office said in a statement.</p><p>The parliamentary vote is set to coincide with elections for Bulgaria's members of the European Parliament, it said.</p><p>"We must be a guarantor of stability, we cannot allow our country to be involved in a constitutional crisis, (and) ... be hostage to party ambitions and desires," Glavchev said during the government handover ceremony.</p><p>Glavchev, 60, previously served as the head of the Audit Chamber.</p><p>Bulgaria, the poorest member of the EU and one of its most corrupt states, has been rocked by political instability since anti-graft protests in 2020.</p>.Bulgarians pay last respects to Orthodox Patriarch Neophyte. <p>Until elections in April 2023, it was governed by a succession of caretaker governments, appointed by Radev in the absence of a stable elected coalition.</p><p>Earlier this month, Foreign Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/bulgarian-foreign-minister-mariya-gabriel-agrees-to-form-new-government-2941575">Mariya Gabriel </a>failed to form a government following the resignation of Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov of the PP on March 5.</p><p>Denkov stepped down to allow the GERB to lead the government for nine months, as agreed after last year's elections. He also rejected Radev's invitation to try to form a government.</p><p>In elections last April, GERB came first, winning 69 seats in the 240-seat parliament. The bloc led by PP won 64 seats. Under the constitution, the Bulgarian parliament does not have to dissolve prior to snap elections. </p>
<p>Sofia: Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev appointed a caretaker government on Tuesday led by Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, and set June 9 as the date for snap elections, the president's office said in a statement.</p><p>The parliamentary vote is set to coincide with elections for Bulgaria's members of the European Parliament, it said.</p><p>"We must be a guarantor of stability, we cannot allow our country to be involved in a constitutional crisis, (and) ... be hostage to party ambitions and desires," Glavchev said during the government handover ceremony.</p><p>Glavchev, 60, previously served as the head of the Audit Chamber.</p><p>Bulgaria, the poorest member of the EU and one of its most corrupt states, has been rocked by political instability since anti-graft protests in 2020.</p>.Bulgarians pay last respects to Orthodox Patriarch Neophyte. <p>Until elections in April 2023, it was governed by a succession of caretaker governments, appointed by Radev in the absence of a stable elected coalition.</p><p>Earlier this month, Foreign Minister <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/world/bulgarian-foreign-minister-mariya-gabriel-agrees-to-form-new-government-2941575">Mariya Gabriel </a>failed to form a government following the resignation of Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov of the PP on March 5.</p><p>Denkov stepped down to allow the GERB to lead the government for nine months, as agreed after last year's elections. He also rejected Radev's invitation to try to form a government.</p><p>In elections last April, GERB came first, winning 69 seats in the 240-seat parliament. The bloc led by PP won 64 seats. Under the constitution, the Bulgarian parliament does not have to dissolve prior to snap elections. </p>